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Selective decontamination and antibiotic resistance in ICUs
Selective digestive decontamination (SDD) and selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) have been associated with reduced mortality and lower ICU-acquired bacteremia and ventilator-associated pneumonia rates in areas with low levels of antibiotic resistance. However, the effect of selective decontamination (SDD/SOD) in areas where multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are endemic is le...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6064.798-a