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Comment
. 2014 Oct-Dec;26(4):438-9.
doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20140068.

To: The use of 2% chlorhexidine gel and toothbrushing for oral hygiene of patients receiving mechanical ventilation: effects on ventilator-associated pneumonia

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Ramezan Ali Ataee  1
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To: The use of 2% chlorhexidine gel and toothbrushing for oral hygiene of patients receiving mechanical ventilation: effects on ventilator-associated pneumonia

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Ramezan Ali Ataee. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2014 Oct-Dec.
No abstract available

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  • Author's response.
    Meinberg MC, Cheade Mde F, Miranda AL, Fachini MM, Lobo SM. Meinberg MC, et al. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2014 Oct-Dec;26(4):439-40. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2014. PMID: 25764573 No abstract available.

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