MedPageToday Patients admitted to the ICU had significant increases in certain bacteria, study shows.
Patients with severe COVID-19 infection had lower microbiome diversity, indicating a potential biomarker of disease progression and severity, researchers said here.
Stool samples taken from patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with severe COVID showed significant increases Parasutterella, Odoribacter, Staphylococcus, and Sellimonas bacteria, reported Irina Timofte, MD, of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, during the CHEST annual meetingopens in a new tab or window hosted by the American College of Chest Physicians.