The Role of Bacterial and Fungal Human Respiratory Microbiota in COVID-19 Patients.
Biomed Res Int
; 2021: 6670798, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1105550
ABSTRACT
Recently, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has led to a worldwide pandemic with millions of infected patients. Alteration in humans' microbiota was also reported in COVID-19 patients. The alteration in human microbiota may contribute to bacterial or viral infections and affect the immune system. Moreover, human's microbiota can be altered due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and these microbiota changes can indicate the progression of COVID-19. While current studies focus on the gut microbiota, it seems necessary to pay attention to the lung microbiota in COVID-19. This study is aimed at reviewing respiratory microbiota dysbiosis among COVID-19 patients to encourage further studies on the field for assessment of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory microbiota interaction.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dysbiosis
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Mycobiome
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Lung
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomed Res Int
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
2021
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