Selective decontamination of the digestive tract reduces lower airway and bloodstream infection and mortality and prevents emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
van Saene
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Silvestri
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de la Cal
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Sarginson
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents