Challenges in the culture-independent analysis of oral and respiratory samples from intubated patients

Challenges in the culture-independent analysis of oral and respiratory samples from intubated patients

The spread of microorganisms in hospitals is an important public health threat, and yet few studies have assessed how human microbial communities (microbiota) evolve in the hospital setting. Studies conducted so far have mainly focused on a limited number of bacterial species, mostly pathogenic ones...

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Main Authors: Vladimir eLazarevic, Nadia eGaïa, Stéphane eEmonet, Myriam eGirard, Gesuele eRenzi, Lena eDespres, Hannah eWozniak, Javier eYugueros Marcos, Jean-Baptiste eVeyrieras, Sonia eChatellier, Alex eVan Belkum, Jérôme ePugin, Jacques eSchrenzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacterial communities
endotracheal aspirate
supraglottic secretions
human microbiota
16S rDNA profiling
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00065/full

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