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Fig. 2 | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Fig. 2

From: Patterns in the longitudinal oropharyngeal microbiome evolution related to ventilator-associated pneumonia

Fig. 2

Timeline. For each study patient who underwent microbiome evaluation, a timeline indicates the moment of intubation, study start, endpoint (VAP or extubation), and if performed tracheostomy. Intermittent extubations and reintubations < 24 h were not exclusion criteria and are highlighted in the timeline in parentheses. Each study day lasted from noon to noon of the following day. Follow up sampling was taken at 8 am each day, indicated by dotted, vertical lines, usually starting on day 1. If a paired tracheobronchial secretion was taken in addition to the oropharyngeal sample, times were indicated (+T). In order to align follow-up samples of all study subjects: If the study begin on day 1 was after 8 am, the first follow-up sample was only taken on day 2 (i.e., for subjects 01, 17, 25)

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