Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Oropharynx in ICU Patients
Author(s) -
Anne Marie G. A. de Smet,
Jan Kluytmans,
Ben S. Cooper,
Ellen M. Mascini,
Robin F. J. Benus,
Tjip S. van der Werf,
Johannes G. van der Hoeven,
Peter Pickkers,
D. BogaersHofman,
Nardo J. M. van der Meer,
A.T. Bernards,
Ed J. Kuijper,
Jos Joore,
Maurine A. Leversteinvan Hall,
Alexander J. G. H. Bindels,
A Jansz,
R.M.J. Wesselink,
B. M. de Jongh,
Paul Dennesen,
G. J. van Asselt,
L.F. te Velde,
Ine Frénay,
Karin Kaasjager,
Frank H. Bosch,
Mat van Iterson,
Steven Thijsen,
Georg Heinrich Kluge,
W. Pauw,
Jaap W. de Vries,
J A Kaan,
Jan P. Arends,
Leon Aarts,
Patrick Sturm,
H.I.J. Harinck,
Andreas Voß,
Esther V. Uijtendaal,
Hetty E. M. Blok,
Emily S. Thieme Groen,
M. E. Pouw,
Cor J. Kalkman,
Marc J. M. Bonten
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0800394
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , tobramycin , intensive care unit , colistin , intensive care , intubation , antibiotics , surgery , intensive care medicine , gentamicin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Selective digestive tract decontamination (SDD) and selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) are infection-prevention measures used in the treatment of some patients in intensive care, but reported effects on patient outcome are conflicting.
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