Oropharyngeal and intestinal concentrations of opportunistic pathogens are independently associated with death of SARS-CoV-2 critically ill adults
Abstract Background The composition of the digestive microbiota may be associated with outcome and infections in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The dominance by opportunistic pathogens (such as Enterococcus) has been associated with death. However, whether this association remai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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Series: | Critical Care |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04164-0 |