Selective Digestive Tract Decontamination in Intensive Care Medicine: a Practical Guide to Controlling Infection

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Voort, Peter H. J. van der (Editor), Saene, Hendrick K. F. van (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Anesthesiology.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Infectious Diseases.; Medical Microbiology.; Internal Medicine.

More than 20 years ago it was recognized by Stoutenbeek and colleagues that patients in the intensive care unit suffered from infections developed whilst being treated. Moreover, the majority of these infections appeared to originate from bacteria that were acquired in the intensive care leading to...