Assessment of Microbial Diversity in Biofilms Recovered from Endotracheal Tubes Using Culture Dependent and Independent Approaches

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection in mechanically ventilated patients. Biofilm formation is one of the mechanisms through which the endotracheal tube (ET) facilitates bacterial contamination of the lower airways. In the present study, we analyzed the composition...

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Autores principales: Vandecandelaere, Ilse, Matthijs, Nele, Van Nieuwerburgh, Filip, Deforce, Dieter, Vosters, Peter, De Bus, Liesbet, Nelis, Hans J., Depuydt, Pieter, Coenye, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22693635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038401

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22693635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038401

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