Selective digestive decontamination: once again. -editorial-

It is nearly 20 years since the first paper describing the implementation of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) was published, and neither the enthusiasm for testing the hypothesis of SDD efficacy nor the attendant controversy over this technique appear to have waned. With the recent publication of the largest (positive outcome) prospective randomised trial of SDD, the author subjects SDD to close scrutiny. (non-author abstract)