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Sphingosine-coating of plastic surfaces prevents ventilator-associated pneumonia
ABSTRACT: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Here, we employed the broad antibacterial effects of sphingosine to prevent VAP by developing a novel method of coating surfaces of endotracheal tubes with sphingosine and sphingos...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6647234/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31222488 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00109-019-01800-1 |