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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...
Autores principales: | Schultz, Marcus J, Haas, Lenneke E |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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