Selective digestive decontamination and Enterococcus faecalis overgrowth and infection: a robust relation is yet unproven
Luciano Silvestri
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, St. John Hospital, Gorizia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Fontana
Department of Laboratory and Microbiology, St. Polo Hospital, Monfalcone, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorNia Taylor
Institute of Ageing and Chronic Diseases, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMorten Strinnholm
Department of Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Kungälv Hospital, Kungälv, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorVladimir Damjanovic
Institute of Ageing and Chronic Diseases, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Search for more papers by this authorDurk F. Zandstra
Emeritus Extraordinary Professor, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHendrick K. F. van Saene
Institute of Ageing and Chronic Diseases, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Search for more papers by this authorLuciano Silvestri
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, St. John Hospital, Gorizia, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Fontana
Department of Laboratory and Microbiology, St. Polo Hospital, Monfalcone, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorNia Taylor
Institute of Ageing and Chronic Diseases, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMorten Strinnholm
Department of Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Kungälv Hospital, Kungälv, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorVladimir Damjanovic
Institute of Ageing and Chronic Diseases, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Search for more papers by this authorDurk F. Zandstra
Emeritus Extraordinary Professor, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHendrick K. F. van Saene
Institute of Ageing and Chronic Diseases, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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