Early, single chlorhexidine application reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients.

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Published in Heart Lung on March 16, 2011

Authors

Mary Jo Grap1, Cindy L Munro, V Anne Hamilton, R K Elswick, Curtis N Sessler, Kevin R Ward

Author Affiliations

1: Adult Health and Nursing Systems Department of the School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0567, USA. mjgrap@vcu.edu

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