Selective digestive decontamination solution used as "lock therapy" prevents and eradicates bacterial biofilm in an in vitro bench-top model.

María Jesús Pérez-GrandaBeatriz AlonsoRicardo ZavalaMaría Consuelo LatorreJavier HortalRafael SamaniegoEmilio BouzaPatricia MuñozMaría Guembe

Published in: Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials (2020)

SDDs used as "lock therapy" in the subglottic space is a promising prophylactic approach that could be used in combination with the oro-digestive decontamination procedure in the prevention of VAP.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
minimally invasive
candida albicans
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells