Infection, multiple organ failure, and survival in the intensive care unit: Influence of glutamine-supplemented parenteral nutrition on acquired infection

Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 546-552

  Griffiths, Richard D ^a   Allen, Karen D ^b   Andrews, Francis J ^a   Jones, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida; Fungal; Glutamine; Intensive care infection; Nosocomial; Nutrition; Outcome; Parenteral nutrition; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECIPIENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CANDIDIASIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

CANDIDA;

EID: 0036294978     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(02)00817-1     Document Type: Article

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