1. Admission to the Intensive Care Unit is Associated With Changes in the Oral Mycobiome.
- Author
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Watkins RR, Mukherjee PK, Chandra J, Retuerto MA, Guidry C, Haller N, Paranjape C, and Ghannoum MA
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Candidiasis, Oral microbiology, Candidiasis, Oral prevention & control, Cross Infection microbiology, Cross Infection prevention & control, Female, Humans, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Mycological Typing Techniques, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, United States epidemiology, Young Adult, Candida albicans isolation & purification, Candidiasis, Oral transmission, Cross Infection transmission, Intensive Care Units, Mycobiome immunology
- Abstract
A prospective exploratory study was conducted to characterize the oral mycobiome at baseline and determine whether changes occur after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). We found that ICU admission is associated with alterations in the oral mycobiome, including an overall increase in Candida albicans.
- Published
- 2017
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