Standard rectal swabs as a surrogate sample for gut microbiome monitoring in intensive care

Standard rectal swabs as a surrogate sample for gut microbiome monitoring in intensive care

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of routinely available rectal swabs as a surrogate sample type for testing the gut microbiome and monitoring antibiotic effects on key gut microorganisms, of patients hospitalised in an intensive care unit. A metagenomic whole...

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Main Authors: Sanmarié Schlebusch, Rikki M. A. Graham, Amy V. Jennison, Melissa M. Lassig-Smith, Patrick N. A. Harris, Jeffrey Lipman, Páraic Ó Cuív, David L. Paterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Gut microbiome
Antibiotic effect
Rectal swab
ICU
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02487-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02487-0

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