Fig. 1From: Patterns in the longitudinal oropharyngeal microbiome evolution related to ventilator-associated pneumoniaFlowchart. The process of subject screening, inclusion, and selection for microbiome evaluation is shown in the flow chart. Subjects were selected to fulfill possible VAP criteria according to clinical criteria (new infiltrate plus two of the following three: temperature greater than 38 °C, leukocyte count greater than 12 G/L or lower than 4 G/L, or purulent respiratory secretions)Back to article page