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Selective decontamination of the digestive tract: the mechanism of action is control of gut overgrowth

Luciano Silvestri, Miguel A. de la Cal, Hendrick K. F. van Saene Intensive Care Med, 2012, 38:1738–1750

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Selective decontaminate of the digestive tract (SDD) is an antimicrobial prophylaxis using parenteral and enteral antibiotics. The theory is that critical illness causes overgrowth of normal and abnormal flora in the digestive tract during critical illness, leading to pneumonia,...


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