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SUBMITTER: Tan XL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6479279 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tan Xi-Lan XL Liu Hai-Yue HY Long Jun J Jiang Zhaofang Z Luo Yuemei Y Zhao Xin X Cai Shumin S Zhong Xiaozhu X Cen Zhongran Z Su Jin J Zhou Hongwei H
Future microbiology 20190226
<h4>Aim</h4>The primary objective of this study was to evaluate correlations among mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and airway microbiotas in septic patients.<h4>Materials & methods</h4>A deep-sequencing analysis of the 16S rRNA gene V4 region was performed.<h4>Results</h4>The nasal microbiota in septic patients was dominated by three nasal bacterial types (Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus and Acinetobacter). The Acinetobacter type was associated with the lowest diversity and l ...[more]