Probiotic administration and the incidence of nosocomial infection in pediatric intensive care: A randomized placebo-controlled trial
Probiotic administration and the incidence of nosocomial infection in pediatric intensive care: A randomized placebo-controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1097/01.pcc.0000282176.41134.e6
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发表时间:
2007-09-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Kocis, Keith C.
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作者:
Honeycutt, Travis C. B.;El Khashab, Mohamed;Kocis, Keith C.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in reducing the rates of nosocomial infection in pediatric intensive care.Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Setting: A 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit in a university-affiliated children's hospital.Patients: Sixty-one pediatric patients were enrolled from April 2004 until December 2004. Screening of all patients admitted occurred on a daily basis. Patients were excluded if they had the following: evidence/suspicion of intestinal perforation, evidence/ suspicion of mechanical gastrointestinal obstruction, absolute neutrophil count