Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Robert Dickson, Antoni Torres, Håkan Hanberger, Jeffrey Lipman, Massimo Antonelli, Gennaro de Pascale, Fernando Bozza, Jean Louis Vincent, Srinivas Murthy, Michael Bauer, John Marshall, Catia Cilloniz, Lieuwe D Bos
During critical illness, there are a multitude of forces such as antibiotic use, mechanical ventilation, diet changes and inflammatory responses that could bring the microbiome out of balance. This so-called dysbiosis of the microbiome seems to be involved in immunological responses and may influence outcomes even in individuals who are not as vulnerable as a critically ill ICU population. It is therefore probable that dysbiosis of the microbiome is a consequence of critical illness and may, subsequently, shape an inadequate response to these circumstances...
August 31, 2020: Critical Care: the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum