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Published on July 1, 2010 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2010.07.4621

Oral decontamination in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Descontaminación oral en la prevención de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica

Teresa Margot Vergara Messina

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Teresa Margot Vergara Messina

Enfermera. Unidad IIH, Hospital Militar de Santiago.

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Citation Vergara Messina TM. Oral decontamination in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Medwave 2010;10(07):e4621 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2010.07.4621

Submission date 08/05/2010

Acceptance date 11/06/2010

Publication date 01/07/2010

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