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This research aims to identify the gut microbial profiles associated with severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in infants.

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Altered gut microbiota in infants is associated with respiratory syncytial virus disease severity

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This research aims to identify the gut microbial profiles associated with severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in infants.
Enrolled 95 infants with RSV during the 2014-2016 RSV season at Le Bonheur.
Collected stool samples within 72 hours of admission and analyzed gut microbiota composition via 16S sequencing of fecal DNA.
Compared microbial profiles of infants with moderate and severe RSV disease to control infants.
Patients with severe RSV disease exhibited lower alpha diversity of gut microbiota compared to moderate RSV and controls.
Significant beta diversity differences in microbial composition were found between all RSV groups and controls.
Specific microbial taxa were enriched in RSV-infected infants, indicating potential biomarkers for severity.

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Randomized trial demonstrates that altered gut microbiota profiles are linked to severe RSV disease in infants, suggesting potential clinical implications.

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Harding et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5d8174bcb839ae37c5894f https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01816-5

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Randomized trial demonstrates that altered gut microbiota profiles are linked to severe RSV disease in infants, suggesting potential clinical implications.

Altered gut microbiota in infants is associated with respiratory syncytial virus disease severity

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Altered gut microbiota in infants is associated with respiratory syncytial virus disease severity

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