Selective decontamination of the oral and digestive tract in surgical versus non-surgical patients in intensive care in a cluster-randomized trial.

Melsen, W G; de Smet, A M G A; Kluytmans, J A J W; Bonten, M J M

Melsen, W G; de Smet, A M G A; Kluytmans, J A J W; Bonten, M J M.

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Melsen WG; Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Br J Surg ; 99(2): 232-7, 2012 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22021072

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Critical Care/methods; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Decontamination/methods; Administration, Oral; Amphotericin B/administration & dosage; Antibiotic Prophylaxis/methods; Bacteremia/etiology; Bacteremia/mortality; Cefotaxime/administration & dosage; Cluster Analysis; Colistin/administration & dosage; Cross Infection/mortality; Digestive System Diseases/microbiology; Digestive System Diseases/prevention & control; Drug Combinations; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Intubation, Gastrointestinal; Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Oropharynx/microbiology; Pharyngeal Diseases/microbiology; Pharyngeal Diseases/prevention & control; Respiration, Artificial/statistics & numerical data; Tobramycin/administration & dosage

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Decontamination / Cross Infection / Critical Care / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Br J Surg Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands

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