Variations of the lung microbiome and immune response in mechanically ventilated surgical patients.

Mechanically ventilated surgical patients have a variety of bacterial flora that are often undetectable by traditional culture methods. The source of infection in many of these patients remains unclear. To address this clinical problem, the microbiome profile and host inflammatory response in bronch...

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Main Authors: Ryan M Huebinger, Ashley D Smith, Yan Zhang, Nancy L Monson, Sara J Ireland, Robert C Barber, John C Kubasiak, Christian T Minshall, Joseph P Minei, Steven E Wolf, Michael S Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6200244?pdf=render