Prophylaxis for Stress Ulcers With Proton Pump Inhibitors is not Associated With Increased Risk of Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been associated with increased risk of infection, likely due to changes in intestinal epithelial permeability and the gastrointestinal microbiome. PPIs are frequently given to patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) to prevent stress ulcers...

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Published in:Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Main Authors: Cohen, Margot E., Hathway, Joanne M., Salmasian, Hojjat, Liu, Jianfang, Terry, Melissa, Abrams, Julian A., Freedberg, Daniel E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474142/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28110095
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2016.12.035
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