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Gastric Colonization and Nosocomial Pneumonia in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient

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Infection Control in Intensive Care Units by Selective Decontamination

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 7))

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Abstract

Nosocomial pneumonia accounts for approximately 1% of hospital-acquired infections [1] and is the leading cause of death from nosocomial infection in the United States [2]. Rates of nosocomial pneumonia are considerably higher in intensive care unit (ICU) patients than in patients on hospital wards, and mechanically ventilated patients are at highest risk for lower respiratory tract infection [3–5]. Unfortunately, the use of potent broad-spectrum antibiotics has not dramatically reduced fatality rates for nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU patient receiving mechanical ventilation [6–9].

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  1. D. E. Craven
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  1. Medical Microbiology, Royal, Liverpool Hospital, P.O. Box 147, L69 3BX, Liverpool, UK

    Hendrik K. F. van Saene

  2. Intensieve Zorgen, Onze Lieve Vrouw Gasthuis, 1e Oosterparkstraat 179, 1091 HA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    C. P. Stoutenbeek

  3. Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, 4400, Münster, Germany

    Peter Lawin

  4. The Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

    I. McA. Ledingham

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Craven, D.E. (1989). Gastric Colonization and Nosocomial Pneumonia in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient. In: van Saene, H.K.F., Stoutenbeek, C.P., Lawin, P., Ledingham, I.M. (eds) Infection Control in Intensive Care Units by Selective Decontamination. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83752-4_46

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