Search Results selective decontamination
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Rapid emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant enterobacteriaceae containing multiple gentamicin resistance-associated integrons in a Dutch hospital. (Research).(Statistical Data Included)
...regimens were used for selective decontamination, we documented clear...antibiotic prophylaxis, called selective decontamination of the gut. This prophylaxis...component of the standard selective decontamination in many centers (1...
September 1, 2001; Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Prophylaxis for pneumonia associated with ventilators. (decontamination of the oropharynx with topical antibiotics) (Tips from Other Journals)
...Pugin and colleagues performed a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial to evaluate selective decontamination of the oropharynx with topical antibiotics to prevent pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation. Over...
October 1, 1991; American Family Physician
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Antibiotic Resistance in the Intensive Care Unit: A Primer in Bacteriology
...discussion of management approaches such as selective decontamination and antibiotic cycling. Key Words: ANTIBIOTIC...the gut microflora is not well understood. Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) aims to prevent...
April 1, 2005; Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
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Adverse events--can we trust the data?
...for rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension in the elderly, treatment of Helicobacter pylori with antibiotics and selective decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract. Trials for each topic were identified from systematic reviews and meta-analyses...
March 1, 2001; Bandolier
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Future considerations in aspiration pneumonia in the critically ill patient: What is not known, areas for future research, and experimental methods
...1) various enteral feeding sites on aspiration risk, (2) the effects of risk reduction techniques such as selective decontamination and use of promotility agents, and (3) potential benefits of immunonutrition. Current parameters used in decisions...
November 1, 2002; JPEN, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
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Quantum Sufficit : Just Enough.(medical news)
...become more common as a man ages. * Pneumonia-related deaths in severely burned patients may be reduced by selective decontamination of the digestive tract. Pneumonia occurs in 65 percent of burn patients who require mechanical ventilation...
June 1, 2001; American Family Physician
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Management of postirradiation sepsis
...future of the quinolones. Drugs 1999; 58: 1-5. 8. Rozenberg-Arska M, Dekker AW, Verhoef J: Ciprofloxacin for selective decontamination of the alimentary tract in patients with acute leukemia during remission induction treatment: the effect in...
February 1, 2002; Military Medicine
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in adult patients with cystic fibrosis: comparison of three decontamination methods
...to detect NTM reliably in CF patients. Hence, the aim of the present study is to compare three methods of selective decontamination of CF sputum to optimise selective recovery of NTM, and further to employ an optimised method to ascertain...
January 1, 2008; British Journal of Biomedical Science
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Literature Review & Commentary.
...antihypertensive medications in elderly individuals, treatment of Helicobacter pylori with antibiotics, and selective decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract. The results indicated that the severity of adverse effects and of laboratory-determin...
May 1, 2001; Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
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Control of Imported and Acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: a Dose-response Study of Enteral Vancomycin to Reduce Absolute Carriage and Infection
...evidence-based method for the prevention of pneumonia and mortality in mechanically ventilated patients is selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD)4-5. The meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in medical/surgical...
June 1, 2005; Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
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