Effect of selective digestive decontamination on the nosocomial infection and multiresistant microorganisms incidence in critically ill patients

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 361-364

  Parra Moreno, María Luisa ^a   Arias Rivera, Susana ^a   de La Cal López, Miguel Ángel ^a   Frutos Vivar, Fernando ^a   CerdáCerdá, Enrique ^a   García Hierro, Paloma ^a   Negro Vega, Eva ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Multiresistant microorganisms; Nosocomial infection; Nursing protocol; Selective digestive decontamination; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENTILATOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTISEPSIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG FORMULATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER;

CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLISTIN; METICILLIN; POLYMYXIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0037161019     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7753(02)72388-9     Document Type: Article

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