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Antibiotics or probiotics as preventive measures against ventilator-associated pneumonia: a literature review

INTRODUCTION: Mechanically ventilated critically ill patients frequently develop ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a life-threatening complication. Proposed preventive measures against VAP include, but are not restricted to, selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD), selective orop...

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Autores principales: Schultz, Marcus J, Haas, Lenneke E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21232110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9963