Microorganisms in confined habitats: microbial monitoring and control of intensive care units, operating rooms, cleanrooms and the International Space Station

M Mora, A Mahnert, K Koskinen, MR Pausan… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Indoor environments, where people spend most of their time, are characterized by a specific
microbial community, the indoor microbiome. Most indoor environments are connected to …

Studying the microbiology of the indoor environment

ST Kelley, JA Gilbert - Genome biology, 2013 - Springer
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Characterization of the total and viable bacterial and fungal communities associated with the International Space Station surfaces

A Checinska Sielaff, C Urbaniak, GBM Mohan… - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed system inhabited by
microorganisms originating from life support systems, cargo, and crew that are exposed to …

Cartography of opportunistic pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in a tertiary hospital environment

KR Chng, C Li, D Bertrand, AHQ Ng, JS Kwah… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Although disinfection is key to infection control, the colonization patterns and resistomes of
hospital-environment microbes remain underexplored. We report the first extensive genomic …

Impaired renal function and dysbiosis of gut microbiota contribute to increased trimethylamine-N-oxide in chronic kidney disease patients

KY Xu, GH **a, JQ Lu, MX Chen, X Zhen, S Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs). The present study aimed to investigate the gut microbiota and blood trimethylamine …

Bacterial colonization and succession in a newly opened hospital

S Lax, N Sangwan, D Smith, P Larsen… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
The microorganisms that inhabit hospitals may influence patient recovery and outcome,
although the complexity and diversity of these bacterial communities can confound our …

Microbes in the neonatal intensive care unit resemble those found in the gut of premature infants

B Brooks, BA Firek, CS Miller, I Sharon, BC Thomas… - Microbiome, 2014 - Springer
Background The source inoculum of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbes is largely
influenced by delivery mode in full-term infants, but these influences may be decoupled in …

Multi-drug resistance of blood stream, urinary tract and surgical site nosocomial infections of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa among …

H Motbainor, F Bereded, W Mulu - BMC infectious diseases, 2020 - Springer
Background Multi-drug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa are major causes of nosocomial infections globally. They are the current World …

Hospital-associated microbiota and implications for nosocomial infections

S Lax, JA Gilbert - Trends in molecular medicine, 2015 - cell.com
The rise of high-throughput sequencing technologies and culture-independent microbial
surveys has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of how microbes colonize …

Next-generation sequencing and PCR technologies in monitoring the hospital microbiome and its drug resistance

C Cason, M D'Accolti, I Soffritti, S Mazzacane… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The hospital environment significantly contributes to the onset of healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs), which represent one of the most frequent complications occurring in …