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- Title
Effects of selective decontamination of digestive tract on mortality and acquisition of resistant bacteria in intensive care: a randomised controlled trial.
- Authors
de Jonge, Evert; Schultz, Marcus J; Spanjaard, Lodewijk; Bossuyt, Patrick M M; Vroom, Margaretha B; Dankert, Jacob; Kesecioglu, Jozef
- Abstract
Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) is an infection-prevention regimen used in critically ill patients. We assessed the effects of SDD on intensive-care-unit (ICU) and hospital mortality, and on the acquisition of resistant bacteria in adult patients admitted to intensive care.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2003, Vol 362, Issue 9389, p1011
- ISSN
1474-547X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14409-1