Microbial Community Profiling in Intensive Care Units Expose Limitations in Current Sanitary Standards

• Main Authors: Lucas Ferreira Ribeiro (Author), Erica M. Lopes (Author), Luciano T. Kishi (Author), Liliane Fraga Costa Ribeiro (Author), Mayra Gonçalves Menegueti (Author), Gilberto Gambero Gaspar (Author), Rafael Silva-Rocha (Author), María-Eugenia Guazzaroni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hospital-associated infections (HAIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs) and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Organisms causing these infections are often present on surfaces around the patient. Given that microbiota may vary across different ICUs, th...