Microbiota in ICU, not only a gut problem

L Alagna¹, A Bandera^{2

3}, A Patruno⁴, A Muscatello², G Citerio^{4

5}, A Gori^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, Departement of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. laura.alagna@policlinico.mi.it.
² Infectious Diseases Unit, Departement of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency and Intensive Care, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
⁵ School of Medicine and Surgery, University of University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.

Comment

L Alagna et al. Intensive Care Med. 2019 May.

. 2019 May;45(5):733-737.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-05516-7. Epub 2019 Jan 22.

L Alagna¹, A Bandera^{2

3}, A Patruno⁴, A Muscatello², G Citerio^{4

5}, A Gori^{2

3}

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, Departement of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. laura.alagna@policlinico.mi.it.
² Infectious Diseases Unit, Departement of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency and Intensive Care, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
⁵ School of Medicine and Surgery, University of University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.

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