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. 2022 Sep 1;206(5):535-544.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202112-2704PP.

Therapeutic Targeting of the Respiratory Microbiome

Sanjay H Chotirmall  1   2 , Debby Bogaert  3   4 , James D Chalmers  5 , Michael J Cox  6 , Philip M Hansbro  7   8 , Yvonne J Huang  9   10 , Philip L Molyneaux  11 , David N O'Dwyer  9 , Alexa A Pragman  12   13 , Geraint B Rogers  14   15 , Leopoldo N Segal  16 , Robert P Dickson  9   10   17
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Therapeutic Targeting of the Respiratory Microbiome

Sanjay H Chotirmall et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Therapeutic targeting of the respiratory microbiome: (A) current practice and challenges and (B) future opportunities. To therapeutically modulate the respiratory microbiome effectively, we must advance our means of sampling, measuring, analyzing, interpreting, and intervening on respiratory microbiota. Progress requires a rapid and accurate assessment of the microbiologic and clinical response of interventions. GC-MS = gas chromatography–mass spectrometry; HME = heat and moisture exchange; ITS = internal transcribed spacer; QIIME = quantitative insights into microbial ecology; qPCR = quantitative PCR.
Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Therapeutic targeting of the respiratory microbiome: (A) current practice and challenges and (B) future opportunities. To therapeutically modulate the respiratory microbiome effectively, we must advance our means of sampling, measuring, analyzing, interpreting, and intervening on respiratory microbiota. Progress requires a rapid and accurate assessment of the microbiologic and clinical response of interventions. GC-MS = gas chromatography–mass spectrometry; HME = heat and moisture exchange; ITS = internal transcribed spacer; QIIME = quantitative insights into microbial ecology; qPCR = quantitative PCR.
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