Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia by selective decontamination of the digestive tract

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 241-243

  Silvestri, L ^a   Van Saene, H K F ^b   De La Cal, M A ^d   Sarginson, R E ^c   Thomann, C ^a  

^a Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MORTALITY; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DECONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 52749094373     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00023808     Document Type: Letter

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