The effect of selective decontamination of the digestive tract on gastrointestinal enterococcal colonization in ITU patients
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- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Intensive Care Medicine
- Vol. 18 (8) , 459-463
Abstract
The effect of selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) on Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU)-acquired enterococcal infection and colonization was studied. Changes in the predominant species isolated and resistance patterns to antimicrobial agents were also studied.Keywords
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