Selective decontamination of the digestive tract halves the prevalence of ventilator-associated pneumonia compared to selective oral decontamination

MeSH terms

• Administration, Oral
• Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
• Cohort Studies
• Critical Illness / therapy
• Decontamination / methods*
• Female
• Gastrointestinal Tract*
• Humans
• Intensive Care Units
• Male
• Oropharynx*
• Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / drug therapy
• Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / epidemiology
• Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / prevention & control*
• Prospective Studies