Selective decontamination of the digestive tract: The mechanism of action is control of gut overgrowth

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1738-1750

  Silvestri, Luciano ^a   De La Cal, Miguel A ^b   Van Saene, Hendrick K F ^c  

^a Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gut overgrowth; Mechanism of action; Meta analyses; RCTs; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; MEROPENEM; NYSTATIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYENE; POLYMYXIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; META ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELECTIVE DECONTAMINATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROAT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARRIER STATE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECONTAMINATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84868195801     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-012-2690-1     Document Type: Review

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