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Selective flora elimination is a technique for prevention/treatment of colonization/infection in high-risk patients. This is achieved by elimination of aerobic, potentially pathogenic microorganisms from the throat and gastrointestine whilst preserving the indigenous, mostly anaerobic flora [1]. This method is based on three fundamentals in clinical bacteriology, as follows.
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van Saene, H.K.F., Stoutenbeek, C.P., Zandstra, D.F. (1989). Concept of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract in the Critically Ill. In: van Saene, H.K.F., Stoutenbeek, C.P., Lawin, P., Ledingham, I.M. (eds) Infection Control in Intensive Care Units by Selective Decontamination. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83752-4_22
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