Feasibility of shotgun metagenomics to assess microbial ecology of pediatric tracheostomy tubes

ConclusionThis study reveals that metagenomic shotgun sequencing of biofilms formed on pediatric TTs is feasible with an apparent difference in microbiome for patients with granulation tissue. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the pathogenesis of microbial ecology and its role in airway disease in patients with TTs.Level of Evidence2c.Laryngoscope, 2018

Source: The Laryngoscope - November 22, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: James C. Wang, Mathieu Bergeron, Heidi Andersen, Raisa Tikhtman, David Haslam, Tammy Hunter, Andrew B. Herr, Alessandro de Alarcon Tags: Bronchoesophagology Source Type: research