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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Structural equation modeling the "control of gut overgrowth" in the prevention of ICU-acquired Gram-negative infection.Critical care (London, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Co-variation between blood stream infections with Candida species versus Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and other isolates among 60 ICU patient cohorts.Medical mycology · 2026Article
- Structural Equation Modelling as a Proof-of-Concept Tool for Mediation Mechanisms Between Topical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Six Types of Blood Stream Infection Among ICU Patients.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Visualizing and diagnosing spillover within randomized concurrent controlled trials through the application of diagnostic test assessment methods.BMC medical research methodology · 2024Article
- Establishing the safety of selective digestive decontamination within the ICU population: a bridge too far?Trials · 2023Article
- Structural equation modelling the relationship between anti-fungal prophylaxis and Pseudomonas bacteremia in ICU patients.Intensive care medicine experimental · 2022Article
- Selective digestive decontamination, a seemingly effective regimen with individual benefit or a flawed concept with population harm?Critical care (London, England) · 2021Article
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- Emergence of Polymyxin Resistance in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Through Diverse Genetic Adaptations: A Genomic, Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020Article
- Incidence of coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia among ICU patients: decontamination studies as a natural experiment.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2020Article
- Discrepancies in Control Group Mortality Rates Within Studies Assessing Topical Antibiotic Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: An Umbrella Review.Critical care explorations · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundTopical polymyxin (PM)-based regimens to decolonize patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) have been widely studied. However, paradoxical bacteremia incidences remain unexplained.
methodsThe literature was searched for studies of topical PM-based regimens used to decontaminate MV patients reporting incidences of overall and
resultsThe summary odds ratio derived from studies of topical PM-based interventions against overall bacteremia was 0.60 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.53-0.69). Benchmark incidences per 100 MV patients for overall (mean, 8.9%; 95% CI, 6.9% to 10.9%) and
conclusionsParadoxically, despite an apparent prevention effect of topical PM-based methods against bacteremia overall, the incidences of
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