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Reply to Silvestri et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Visanu Thamlikitkul*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Hutsaya Tantipong
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Chantana Morkchareonpong
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Songyod Jaiyindee
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
*
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand (sivth@mahidol.ac.th)

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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References

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2.Tantipong, H, Morkchareonpong, C, Jaiyindee, S, Thamlikitkul, V. Randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis of oral decontamination with 2% chlorhexidine solution for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008;29:131–6.Google Scholar