Respiratory microbiome in mechanically ventilated patients : a narrative review

The respiratory microbiome has been less explored than the gut microbiome. Despite the speculated importance of dysbiosis of the microbiome in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), only few studies have been performed in invasively ventilated ICU patients. And only the results of small cohorts have been published. An overlap exists between bacterial populations observed in the lower respiratory tract and the oropharyngeal tract. The bacterial microbiota is characterized by relatively abundant bacteria difficult to cultivate by standard methods. Under mechanical ventilation, a dysbiosis occurs with a drop overtime in diversity. During VAP development, lung dysbiosis is characterized by a shift towards a dominant bacterial pathogen (mostly Proteobacteria) whereas enrichment of gut-associated bacteria mainly Enterobacteriaceae is the specific feature discriminating ARDS patients. However, the role of this dysbiosis in VAP and ARDS pathogenesis is not yet fully understood. A more in-depth analysis of the interplay between bacteria, virus and fungi and a better understanding of the host-microbiome interaction could provide a more comprehensive view of the role of the microbiome in VAP and ARDS pathogenesis. Priority should be given to validate a consensual and robust methodology for respiratory microbiome research and to conduct longitudinal studies. A deeper understanding of microbial interplay should be a valuable guide for care of ARDS and VAP preventive/therapeutic strategies. We present a review on the current knowledge and expose perspectives and potential clinical applications of respiratory microbiome research in mechanically ventilated patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Intensive care medicine - 47(2021), 3 vom: 07. März, Seite 292-306

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fromentin, Mélanie [VerfasserIn]
Ricard, Jean-Damien [VerfasserIn]
Roux, Damien [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16S rRNA gene
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Dysbiosis
High-throughput sequencing
Journal Article
Lung microbiome
Mechanical ventilation
Metagenomics
Review
Ventilator-associated pneumonia

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Date Completed 31.05.2021

Date Revised 02.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00134-020-06338-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321200845