Effects of decontamination of the digestive tract and oropharynx in intensive care unit patients on 1-year survival

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-120

  Oostdijk, Evelien A N ^a   De Smet, Anne Marie G A ^b   Bonten, Marc J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFOTAXIME; POLYMYXIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLISTIN; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DECONTAMINATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; OROPHARYNX; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOBRAMYCIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880147971     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201209-1733LE     Document Type: Letter

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