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

Table 4 Cases of infections in ventilated patients hospitalized in the ICU

	Standard procedure N = 25*, 436 patient-days		Extended procedure with tooth brushing N = 31*, 525 patient-days		p value
	Number of cases	Incidence rate	Number of cases	Incidence rate	p value
HAIs, any types of infections	24	55.1/1000 pds	28	53.3/1000 pds	NS
PNU	10	22.9/1000 pds	11	20.9/1000 pds	NS
BSI	4	9.2/1000 pds	5	9.5/1000 pds	NS
UTI	10	22.9/1000 pds	12	22.9/1000 pds	NS
HAIs etiology
Acinetobacter baumannii	7	16.1/1000 pds	4	7.6/1000 pds	NS
Enterococcus faecalis	7	16.1/1000 pds	3	5.7/1000 pds	NS
Klebsiella pneumoniae	7	16.1/1000 pds	4	7.6/1000 pds	NS
Other	8	NA	21	NA	NA

ICU, intensive care unit, HAI, health care-associated infection, VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia, NS, not significant, NA, not available
*Number of patients who were included in the standard/extended procedure, regardless of survival status

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