Physicians' and nurses' opinions on selective decontamination of the digestive tract and selective oropharyngeal decontamination: a survey

Table 1 Study protocol

Study period	Oral hygiene	Oral paste^†	Suspension^¥	Cefotaxim*
SDD	+	+	+	+
SOD	+	+
Standard care	+

SDD, selective decontamination of the digestive tract; SOD, selective oropharyngeal decontamination.
+ applied four times a day.
^† Oral paste consists of polymyxin, tobramycin, amphotericin B and is applied in the oropharynx.
^¥ Suspension consists of polymyxin, tobramycin, amphotericin B and is applied in the gastrointestinal tract through a feeding tube.
*Cefotaxim applied intravenous during first four days.

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