Rectal swabs in critically-ill patients provide discordant representations of the gut microbiome compared to stool samples: a brief methodologic report.
K. Fair, D. G. Dunlap, A. Fitch, T. Bogdanovich, B. Methe, A. Morris, B. J. McVerry, G. D. Kitsios
This study compares gut microbiome profiles from rectal swabs and stool samples in critically-ill patients, finding significant differences that depend on sample timing and collection method.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2019Microbiology