Oral and tracheal microbiota of pediatric and adolescent patients in an intensive care unit.

Caroline Louise Sampaio PinheiroFernanda Pereira LimaFernanda Conceição MachadoSara de Souza SantosAllan Roberto Xavier MalheiroLedilce Almeida AtaídeAndreia Cristina Leal Figueiredo

Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2021)

The results indicate that PICU patients are susceptible to colonization by respiratory and opportunistic pathogens since the first hours of hospitalization.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
young adults
patient reported outcomes
multidrug resistant
mechanical ventilation