PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rizzo, Toni
ED  - Cresci, Gail A.
ED  - Teitelbaum, Daniel H.
ED  - Sadowsky, Michael J.
TI  - The Role of Gut Dysbiosis and Its Treatment in the Critically Ill
DP  - 2015 Apr 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 16--17
VI  - 15
IP  - 3
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/3/16.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/3/16.full
AB  - Altered intestinal microbiota in critically ill patients leads to increased pathogens and infections, which may be improved with synbiotic therapy. Stress, antibiotics, and parenteral therapy have been linked to gut dysbiosis. Fecal microbiota transplantation is a promising treatment for Clostridium difficile infection and may work by altering bile acid composition.