Long-term use of selective digestive decontamination in an ICU highly endemic for bacterial resistance

Long-term use of selective digestive decontamination in an ICU highly endemic for bacterial resistance

Abstract Background We examined whether long-term use of selective digestive tract decontamination (SDD) was effective in reducing intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection and antibiotic consumption while decreasing colistin-, tobramycin-, and most of the antibiotic-resistant colonization rates...

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Main Authors: Catalina Sánchez-Ramírez, Silvia Hípola-Escalada, Miriam Cabrera-Santana, María Adela Hernández-Viera, Liliana Caipe-Balcázar, Pedro Saavedra, Fernando Artiles-Campelo, Nayra Sangil-Monroy, Carlos Federico Lübbe-Vázquez, Sergio Ruiz-Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Selective digestive decontamination
Drug resistance
ICU-acquired infection
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Multidrug-resistant pathogens
Bloodstream infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2057-2

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