Patients who had been mechanically ventilated for over 24 hrs prior to PICU admission, with tracheostomies, with inaccessible oral cavities, and with known hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine were ...

Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.12%; contains alcohol 11.6% ... Peridex provides antimicrobial activity during oral rinsing. The clinical significance of its antimicrobial activities is not clear.

Objective: To study the efficacy of oral mucosal decontamination with chlorhexidine gel for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in children between 3 months and 15 yrs. Design ...

Given that poor oral health is linked to serious disease ... and Tannerella forsythia—in patients with type 2 diabetes using a mouthwash containing the antiseptic chlorhexidine gluconate." Continue ...

Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.5%; isopropyl alcohol 70%. Avoid eyes, ears, mouth. May cause deafness if instilled in the middle ear through perforated eardrums. Discontinue if irritation ...