Pulmonary and intestinal microbiota dynamics during Gram-negative pneumonia-derived sepsis
Abstract Background The gut microbiome plays a protective role in the host defense against pneumonia. The composition of the lung microbiota has been shown to be predictive of clinical outcome in critically ill patients. However, the dynamics of the lung and gut microbiota composition over time duri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Intensive Care Medicine Experimental |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-021-00398-4 |