Tracking gut microbiome and bloodstream infection in critically ill adults

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BACKGROUND: The gut microbiome is believed to contribute to bloodstream infection (BSI) via translocation of dominant gut bacteria in vulnerable patient populations. However, conclusively linking gut and blood organisms requires stringent approaches to establish strain-level identity. METHODS: We enrolled a convenience cohort of critically ill patients and investigated 86 bloodstream infection episodes that...

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