Background Many meta-analyses have shown reductions in infection rates and mortality
associated with the use of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) or selective …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of selective
decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) was undertaken to evaluate the impact of this …

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), and the
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). This work represents an update to …

Objective: To provide an update to the original Surviving Sepsis Campaign clinical
management guidelines,“Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe …

Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the standard of care for patients with
decompensated cirrhosis and for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. More than 6000 …

Candida albicans is a common microorganism in the intestine. However, invasive C.
albicans infection has emerged as a life-threatening disease in recent years. The mortality …

During the 1990s, gram‐positive bacteria emerged as major pathogens after liver
transplantation. We sought to determine whether the pathogens associated with …

Liver transplantation (LT) improves daily function and cognition in patients with cirrhosis, but
a subset of patients can remain impaired. Unfavorable microbiota or dysbiosis is observed in …

La pandemia por el SARS-Cov-2 ha impactado negativamente en la aplicación de las
recomendaciones de Neumonía Zero y se ha acompañado de un incremento de las tasas …

Purpose Gut overgrowth is the pathophysiological event in the critically ill requiring intensive
care. In relation to the risk of developing a clinically important outcome, gut overgrowth is …