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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Main Authors: Juliette Patrier, Khanh Villageois-Tran, Piotr Szychowiak, Stéphane Ruckly, Rémi Gschwind, Paul-Henri Wicky, Signara Gueye, Laurence Armand-Lefevre, Mehdi Marzouk, Romain Sonneville, Lila Bouadma, Marie Petitjean, Fariza Lamara, Etienne de Montmollin, Jean-Francois Timsit, Etienne Ruppé, The French COVID Cohort Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04164-0