A randomized clinical trial on the effectiveness of a symbiotic product to decolonize patients harboring multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli

Abstract INTRODUCTION: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a symbiotic product to decolonize the intestinal tract of patients harboring multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacilli and to prevent nosocomial infections. METHODS: This was a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clini...

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Main Authors: Mariana Correa Coelho Salomão, Mário Augusto Heluany-Filho, Mayra Gonçalves Menegueti, Marlieke Elizabeth Adriana De Kraker, Roberto Martinez, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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