The lower respiratory tract microbiome of critically ill patients with COVID-19

Abstract COVID-19 infection may predispose to secondary bacterial infection which is associated with poor clinical outcome especially among critically ill patients. We aimed to characterize the lower respiratory tract bacterial microbiome of COVID-19 critically ill patients in comparison to COVID-19...

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Main Authors: Paolo Gaibani, Elisa Viciani, Michele Bartoletti, Russell E. Lewis, Tommaso Tonetti, Donatella Lombardo, Andrea Castagnetti, Federica Bovo, Clara Solera Horna, Marco Ranieri, Pierluigi Viale, Maria Carla Re, Simone Ambretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89516-6