Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in adult-to-adult living related liver transplant patients: a single centre experience

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 486-487

  Venuti, F ^a   Panarello, G ^a   Gruttadauria, S ^a   Burgio, G ^a   Di Stefano, R ^a   Provenzani, A ^a   Bavetta, S ^a   Carollo, A ^a   Zampardi, V ^a   Cammarata, S ^a   Sidoti, M G ^a   Polidori, P ^a   Castellese, M ^a   Gridelli, B ^a   Schillaci, D ^b   Johnson, H ^c   Marsh, J W ^c   Marcos, A ^c  

^a MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; TOBRAMYCIN;

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHEMOPREVENTION; DECONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 41949110644     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.12.011     Document Type: Letter

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