Infection Control in Intensive Care Units by Selective Decontamination The Use of Oral Non-Absorbable and Parenteral Agents

Saene, Hendrik K. F. Van & C. P. Stoutenbeek & Peter Lawin & I. McA. Ledingham

ISBN 10: 3540510419 / ISBN 13: 9783540510413

Published by Springer, Berlin, 1989

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Lower corner stain affecting margins, corner creasing, light tone, edgewear, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light wear. Solid trade paperback.; Proceedings of the International Congress on Selective Decontamination held in Jersey, UK, 1988.; Update In Intensive Care And Emergency Medicine, 7; Ex-Library; Vol. 7; 250 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Infection Control in Intensive Care Units by Selective Decontamination The Use of Oral Non-Absorbable and Parenteral Agents
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540510419
• ISBN 13: 9783540510413
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Weight: 1 pound

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Synopsis

Selective decontamination is a technique which combines short-term and long-term antimicrobials to prevent or treat the acquisition and subsequent carriage of microorganisms causing late colonization and infections. The antimicrobials are selective in that they leave the indigenous, mostly anaerobic flora more or less intact, whilst the effective decontamination provides a genuine breakthrough in the endogenous route of pathogenesis. The improvements in decontamination techniques presented here offer significant reduction in infection related morbidity and mortality among trauma patients.