In Pursuit of Microbiome-based Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failure

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics University of California San Diego La Jolla, California and.
² Department of Internal Medicine University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California.

Editorial

Farhana Ali et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020.

. 2020 Dec 15;202(12):1616-1618.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202008-3146ED.

¹ Department of Pediatrics University of California San Diego La Jolla, California and.
² Department of Internal Medicine University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California.

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Comment on

Respiratory Tract Dysbiosis Is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients.
Kitsios GD, Yang H, Yang L, Qin S, Fitch A, Wang XH, Fair K, Evankovich J, Bain W, Shah F, Li K, Methé B, Benos PV, Morris A, McVerry BJ. Kitsios GD, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Dec 15;202(12):1666-1677. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2441OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32717152 Free PMC article.

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