Oral Health Interventions Using Chlorhexidine—Effects on the Prevalence of Oral Opportunistic Pathogens in Stroke Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Main Authors: Ab Malik, Normaliza, Razak, Fathilah Abdul, Mohamad Yatim, Sa'ari, Lam, Otto Lok Tao, Jin, Lijian, Li, Leonard S.W., McGrath, Colman
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22762/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebdp.2017.08.002

Objective: To evaluate the presence of oral opportunistic pathogens among stroke survivors, both before and after oral health care interventions. Methods: A multicenter randomized clinical trial was conducted on hospitalized stroke survivors. Those in the control group were given standard care of or...