Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia by oral decontamination: Just another SDD study?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 338-339

  Pittet, D ^a   Eggimann, P ^a   Rubinovitch, B ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0035423201     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.3.2105072b     Document Type: Editorial

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