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Table 3 Baseline and follow-up characteristics by procedure performed

From: Impact of tooth brushing on oral bacteriota and health care-associated infections among ventilated COVID-19 patients: an intervention study

Characteristics

Standard procedure

Extended procedure with tooth brushing

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

  1. Data are presented as the means (SDs), medians (Q1–Q3) or N [%]
  2. BOAS, beck oral assessment scale, NS, not significant
  3. *p value for comparison baseline versus follow-up