Burn Injury Alters the Intestinal Microbiome and Increases Gut Permeability and Bacterial Translocation.

Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of death in burn patients who survive the initial insult of injury. Disruption of the intestinal epithelial barrier has been shown after burn injury; this can lead to the translocation of bacteria or their products (e.g., endotoxin) from the intestinal lumen...

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Main Authors: Zachary M Earley, Suhail Akhtar, Stefan J Green, Ankur Naqib, Omair Khan, Abigail R Cannon, Adam M Hammer, Niya L Morris, Xiaoling Li, Joshua M Eberhardt, Richard L Gamelli, Richard H Kennedy, Mashkoor A Choudhry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129996