title: Admission to the Intensive Care Unit is Associated With Changes in the Oral Mycobiome.
abstract: A prospective exploratory study was conducted to characterize the oral mycobiome at baseline and determine whether changes occur after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). We found that ICU admission is associated with alterations in the oral mycobiome, including an overall increase in Candida albicans.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA.|2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Dermatology, Center for Medical Mycology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Pranab K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Dermatology, Center for Medical Mycology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Jyotsna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.affiliation: 4 OHARA/ACTG Mycology Unit, Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Mauricio A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Retuerto
authors.affiliation: 5 Department of Surgery, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Chrissy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guidry
authors.affiliation: 6 Department of Research, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Nairmeen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.affiliation: 5 Department of Surgery, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Charudutt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paranjape
authors.affiliation: 7 Department of Dermatology, Center for Medical Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Mahmoud A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ghannoum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072761:Mycobiome / Q000276:immunology*; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Candida albicans; critical care; mycobiome