Gram-positive cocci in Dutch ICUs with and without selective decontamination of the oropharyngeal and digestive tract: a retrospective database analysis | Zendy

Akke K. van der Bij | Zendy; D. Frentz | Zendy; Marc J. M. Bonten | Zendy

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Gram-positive cocci in Dutch ICUs with and without selective decontamination of the oropharyngeal and digestive tract: a retrospective database analysis

Author(s) -

Akke K. van der Bij,

D. Frentz,

Marc J. M. Bonten

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv396

Subject(s) - enterococcus faecalis , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , ventilator associated pneumonia , microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus , enterococcus faecium , intensive care , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , gastroenterology , intensive care unit , biology , intensive care medicine , bacteria , genetics

The objective of this study was to determine time trends in the rate of Gram-positive cocci in 42 Dutch ICUs that continuously used or did not use selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) or selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) and ICUs that introduced SOD/SDD.

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