Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jun 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEffect of probiotics on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled multicenter trial.
To evaluate the potential preventive effect of probiotics on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). ⋯ Therapy with the probiotic bacteria B. Subtilis and E. faecalis are an effective and safe means for preventing VAP and the acquisition of PPMO colonization in the stomach.