Cultivable oral bacteriota dysbiosis in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT: Potential interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the human oral microbiota are currently investigated widely. Patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting are at high risk of developing severe complications, including ventilator-associated pneumonia, thus making oral health management important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health status and assess the dysbiosis of cultivable oral bacteriota in COVID-19 patients hospitalized in an ICU with acute respiratory distress within 36 h following intubation. In this prospective cohort study, we recruited 56 adult COVID-19 patients that qualified for mechanical ventilation in the Temporary ICU for COVID-19 Patients of the University Hospital in Krakow. On admission to the IC

SUBMITTER: Gregorczyk-Maga I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9651008 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature