Respiratory microbiome profiles differ by recent hospitalization and nursing home residence in patients on mechanical ventilation

Abstract Background Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is a heterogeneous disease. We redefined nursing-home- and hospital-associated infections (NHAI) group by revising existing HCAP risk factors. The NHAI group comprised nursing home residents with a poor functional status, or recent (past 90 ...

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Main Authors: Min-gyung Baek, Seong Ji Woo, Nam Eun Kim, Chaeyun Baek, Sungho Won, Youngmi Kim, Jae Jun Lee, Hana Yi, Ji Young Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02642-z