Dynamics of the Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiota and its Association with Mortality in COVID-19

Conclusions：URT microbiota dysbiosis is a remarkable manifestation of COVID-19; its association with mortality suggests it may reflect the interplay between pathogens, symbionts, and the host immune status. Whether URT microbiota could be used as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of respiratory diseases merits further investigation. This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).PMID:34534435 | DOI:10.1164/rccm.202103-0814OC

Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - September 17, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lili Ren Yeming Wang Jiaxin Zhong Xia Li Yan Xiao Jie Li Jing Yang Guohui Fan Li Guo Zijie Shen Lu Kang Leisheng Shi Qiong Li Jizhou Li Lin Di Haibo Li Conghui Wang Ying Wang Xinming Wang Xiaohui Zou Jian Rao Li Zhang Jianbin Wang Yanyi Huang Bin Cao Jian Source Type: research