Critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition

Abstract Background Hospital-associated infection (HAI) is an important issue in intensive care units (ICUs). We still lack direct evidence on whether the ICU patients and/or the medical system can benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow (LAF) wards. Methods High-touched-surface (HTS) swabs fr...

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Main Authors: Tianji Zhang, Xiao Cui, Xinlei He, Jiajun Wu, Yuxuan Li, Wei Yan, Yuxin Leng
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Published: BMC 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10163-z
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author Tianji Zhang
Xiao Cui
Xinlei He
Jiajun Wu
Yuxuan Li
Wei Yan
Yuxin Leng
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Xiao Cui
Xinlei He
Jiajun Wu
Yuxuan Li
Wei Yan
Yuxin Leng
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description Abstract Background Hospital-associated infection (HAI) is an important issue in intensive care units (ICUs). We still lack direct evidence on whether the ICU patients and/or the medical system can benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow (LAF) wards. Methods High-touched-surface (HTS) swabs from 5 sites in two kinds of wards with different ventilation systems were longitudinally collected for 16 S rRNA sequencing and Type IIB restriction site-associated DNA sequencing for Microbiome (2bRAD-M). Samples were collected for 3 months. The clinical data of patients admitted to different wards during the sampling time and the whole year were collected and compared. Results The α-diversity of single wards with isolated LAF was significantly higher than open regions without LAF (p<0.01). β-diversity analysis showed differences between different wards and similarities among the same region. We also identified 3 genera attributed to the most difference between the two kinds of wards. 2bRAD-M analysis further revealed community divergence among different HTS sites. There was an overlap between HTS microbiome profiling and the clinically cultivated pathogens of patients with HAI. People in single wards had a better outcome than those in open regions (p<0.05), indicating that single wards had a protective effect for critically ill patients. Conclusion Overall, there was a prominent difference in the microbiome community between single wards and open regions. Single wards had more balanced communities which may lead to better outcomes for patients. For critically ill patients, single ward is recommended when arranging and constructing.
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spelling doaj-art-acbb90e396784d04becf78a8384212ff2024-11-17T12:12:09ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342024-11-0124111110.1186/s12879-024-10163-zCritically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial compositionTianji Zhang0Xiao Cui1Xinlei He2Jiajun Wu3Yuxuan Li4Wei Yan5Yuxin Leng6Department of Intensive Care Unit, Peking University Third HospitalDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Peking University Third HospitalDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Peking University Third HospitalDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Peking University Third HospitalDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Peking University Third HospitalDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third HospitalDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Peking University Third HospitalAbstract Background Hospital-associated infection (HAI) is an important issue in intensive care units (ICUs). We still lack direct evidence on whether the ICU patients and/or the medical system can benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow (LAF) wards. Methods High-touched-surface (HTS) swabs from 5 sites in two kinds of wards with different ventilation systems were longitudinally collected for 16 S rRNA sequencing and Type IIB restriction site-associated DNA sequencing for Microbiome (2bRAD-M). Samples were collected for 3 months. The clinical data of patients admitted to different wards during the sampling time and the whole year were collected and compared. Results The α-diversity of single wards with isolated LAF was significantly higher than open regions without LAF (p<0.01). β-diversity analysis showed differences between different wards and similarities among the same region. We also identified 3 genera attributed to the most difference between the two kinds of wards. 2bRAD-M analysis further revealed community divergence among different HTS sites. There was an overlap between HTS microbiome profiling and the clinically cultivated pathogens of patients with HAI. People in single wards had a better outcome than those in open regions (p<0.05), indicating that single wards had a protective effect for critically ill patients. Conclusion Overall, there was a prominent difference in the microbiome community between single wards and open regions. Single wards had more balanced communities which may lead to better outcomes for patients. For critically ill patients, single ward is recommended when arranging and constructing.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10163-zIntensive care unitsHospital-associated infectionsMicrobiome community
spellingShingle Tianji Zhang
Xiao Cui
Xinlei He
Jiajun Wu
Yuxuan Li
Wei Yan
Yuxin Leng
Critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition
BMC Infectious Diseases
Intensive care units
Hospital-associated infections
Microbiome community
title Critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition
title_full Critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition
title_fullStr Critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition
title_full_unstemmed Critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition
title_short Critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition
title_sort critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar air flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition
topic Intensive care units
Hospital-associated infections
Microbiome community
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10163-z
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