Characteristics | Standard procedure | Extended procedure with tooth brushing | ||||
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Baseline | Follow-up | p value* | Baseline | Follow-up | p value* | |
BOAS, sum score | 11 (9.5–12.5) | 11.5 (9–14.5) | NS | 12 (11.25–14.8) | 11 (9–13) | NS |
BOAS category | ||||||
1–10 | 9 (36.0%) | 8 (44.4%) | NS | 4 (16.7%) | 6 (40.0%) | NS |
11–20 | 16 (64.0%) | 10 (55.6%) | NS | 20 (83.3%) | 9 (60.0%) | NS |
BOAS, teeth | 3 (2–3) | 2.5 (2–3) | NS | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–3) | 0.026 |
Percentage of patients with selected genera/species in oral samples | ||||||
Acinetobacter baumannii | 31.0% | 55.6% | NS | 16.1% | 5.3% | NS |
Enterococcus faecalis | 52.0% | 55.6% | NS | 29.0% | 5.3% | NS |
Escherichia coli | 16.0% | 11.1% | NS | 19.4% | 5.3% | NS |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 28.0% | 16.7% | NS | 12.9% | 15.8% | NS |
Lactobacillus spp. | 56.0% | 27.8% | NS | 58.1% | 47.4% | NS |
Streptococcus spp. | 76.0% | 61.1% | NS | 83.9% | 42.1% | 0.039 |