Decontamination of the digestive tract in ICU patients

N Engl J Med. 2009 May 14;360(20):2138-9; author reply 2140-1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / prevention & control
  • Critical Illness / mortality
  • Critical Illness / therapy
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Decontamination*
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Oropharynx / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / prevention & control*