Tracheal Microbiota in Patients With a Tracheostomy Before, During and After an Acute Respiratory Infection

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Nov;37(11):e269-e271. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001952.

Abstract

Examining tracheal microbiota before, during and after acute respiratory infection in patients with a tracheostomy demonstrated large baseline intrapatient microbiota variability and a significant bloom of Haemophilus and Moraxella on day 1 of acute respiratory infection symptoms. The tracheal microbiota community composition changed significantly from baseline to 1 month after acute respiratory infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Bacteria / classification
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbiota*
  • Moraxella / isolation & purification
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*
  • Trachea / microbiology*
  • Tracheostomy*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S