Loss of microbial diversity and pathogen domination of the gut microbiota in critically ill patients
A. Ravi, F. Halstead, A. Bamford, A. Casey, N. Thomson, W. van Schaik, C. Snelson, R. Goulden, E. Foster-Nyarko, G. Savva, T. Whitehouse, M. PALLEN, B. Oppenheim
This study examines changes in gut microbiota diversity and pathogen presence in ICU patients, finding reduced diversity and pathogen domination linked to antimicrobial use.
bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2019Microbiology