Extreme Dysbiosis of the Microbiome in Critical Illness

Critical illness may be associated with the loss of normal, “health promoting” bacteria, allowing overgrowth of disease-promoting pathogenic bacteria (dysbiosis), which, in turn, makes patients susceptible to hospital-acquired infections, sepsis, and organ failure. This has significant world health...

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Published in:	mSphere Vol. 1; no. 4
Main Authors:	McDonald, Daniel, Ackermann, Gail, Khailova, Ludmila, Baird, Christine, Heyland, Daren, Kozar, Rosemary, Lemieux, Margot, Derenski, Karrie, King, Judy, Vis-Kampen, Christine, Knight, Rob, Wischmeyer, Paul E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society for Microbiology 01.07.2016
Subjects:	16S RNA Bacteria Children critical care Dysbacteriosis fecal organisms Feces Hospitals human microbial source tracking Microbiomes Nosocomial infection Observation Patients Podcasts Probiotics Sepsis Therapeutic applications critical care 16S RNA fecal organisms human microbial source tracking
ISSN:	2379-5042, 2379-5042
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