Probiotics for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomized controlled trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Jie ^a   Liu, Kai Xiong ^b   Ariani, Felinda ^a   Tao, Li Li ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Qu, Jie Ming ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL LOAD; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROBIOTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84893189792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083934     Document Type: Article

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