Selective decontamination of the digestive tract reduces bacterial bloodstream infection and mortality in critically ill patients. Systematic review of randomized, controlled trials

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-203

  Silvestri, L ^a   van Saene, H K F ^b   Milanese, M ^a   Gregori, D ^c   Gullo, A ^d  

^a Presidio Ospedaliero ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Policlinico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Bloodstream infections; Infection; Intensive care; Selective decontamination

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COLISTIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; NETILMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; NYSTATIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PLACEBO; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEATH; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EMBASE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33847043499     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.10.014     Document Type: Review

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