The incidence and microbial spectrum of ventilator-associated pneumonia after tracheotomy in a selective decontamination of the digestive tract-setting

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-26

  Veelo, Denise P ^a   Bulut, Tomas ^a   Dongelmans, Dave A ^a   Korevaar, Johanna C ^a   Spronk, Peter E ^a,b,c   Schultz, Marcus J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^c HERMES Critical Care Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Selective decontamination of the digestive tract; Tracheotomy; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTACID AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADMINISTRATION, BUCCAL; ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLISTIN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOBRAMYCIN; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 37249048445     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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