Increased Constituent Ratios of Klebsiella sp., Acinetobacter sp., and Streptococcus sp. and a Decrease in Microflora Diversity May Be Indicators of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Prospective Study in the Respiratory Tracts of Neonates

• Wei Lu,

  Affiliations Department of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Pediatrics Research Institution, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorder, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Jialin Yu ,

  * E-mail: tongxunzuozhe@163.com

  Affiliations Department of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Pediatrics Research Institution, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorder, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Qing Ai,

  Affiliations Pediatrics Research Institution, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorder, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Dong Liu,

  Affiliations Department of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Pediatrics Research Institution, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorder, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Chao Song,

  Affiliations Department of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Pediatrics Research Institution, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorder, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Luquan Li

  Affiliations Department of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Pediatrics Research Institution, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorder, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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