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Composition and dynamics of the respiratory tract microbiome in intubated patients.
Microbiome - 11 Feb 2016
Kelly Brendan J, Imai Ize, Bittinger Kyle, Laughlin Alice, Fuchs Barry D, Bushman Frederic D, Collman Ronald G
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BACKGROUND: Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a major contributor to respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. LRTI also occurs during mechanical ventilation, increasing the morbidity and mortality of intubated patients. We sought to understand the dynamics of respiratory tract microbiota following intubation and the relationship between microbial community structure and...
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