Oral Myco- and Bacteriobiota and Yeast Infections in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients.

ABSTRACT: Critically ill COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit are at risk of developing invasive candidiasis. In this study we aimed to (1) characterize oral cultivable mycobiota of mechanically ventilated adult COVID-19 patients in an ICU setting by sampling four distinct oral niches in two fixed time points with regards to oral health status, (2) investigate Candida spp. infections in this population, and (3) compare oral mycobiota with selected bacteriobiota strains during the observation in the ICU. We recruited 56 adult COVID-19 patients who qualified for mechanical ventilation. Patients received either standard or extended oral care procedures with tooth brushing. Oral samples were taken first within 36 h and after 7 days of intubation. Yeast-lik

SUBMITTER: Gregorczyk-Maga I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10301763 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature