Decontamination of the mouth or digestive tract was not linked to reductions in drug-resistant bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit

Decontamination strategies to remove potentially harmful bacteria from the mouth, throat and gut of critically ill patients don ' t reduce the risk of intensive care unit-acquired bloodstream infections or deaths from bacteria that were resistant to antibiotics.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news