Selective digestive decontamination can be an infection-prevention regimen for the intoxicated patients

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-40

  Yilmazlar, Aysun ^a   Özyurt, Gürayten ^a   Kahveci, Ferda ^a   Göral, Güher ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Intoxicated patients; Selective digestive decontamination

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGICAL PROCEDURES; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; OROPHARYNX; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SELECTIVE DIGESTIVE DECONTAMINATION; SERRATIA; SERRATIA RUBIDAEA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 63249088218     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2009.36.40     Document Type: Article

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