The Composition Of Gut Microbiota In COVID-19 Patients

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"The gut microbiome may influence the severity of COVID-19 as well as the magnitude of the immune response to the infection.

"The findings show the composition of gut microbiota in COVID-19 patients is different from uninfected individuals and links to disease severity."

"Covid patients lack certain good bacteria know to regulate our immune system," she says. "The abnormal gut microbiota (dysbiosis) in Covid-19 patients persists after clearance of the virus.

"These alterations could play a role in 'long COVID'. Clinical management not only should aim at clearing the virus but also restoring the abnormal gut microbiota."

Source 13.01.2021: https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/gut-microbiota-may-play-role-covid19-severity