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SUBMITTER: Rogers MB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10783762 | biostudies-literature | 2024
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rogers Matthew B MB Harner Ashley A Buhay Megan M Firek Brian B Methé Barbara B Morris Alison A Palmer Octavia M Peck OMP Promes Susan B SB Sherwin Robert L RL Southerland Lauren L Vieira Alexandre R AR Yende Sachin S Morowitz Michael J MJ Huang David T DT
PloS one 20240111 1
The human microbiome contributes to health and disease, but the oral microbiota is understudied relative to the gut microbiota. The salivary microbiota is easily accessible, underexplored, and may provide insight into response to infections. We sought to determine the composition, association with clinical features, and heterogeneity of the salivary microbiota in patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study of 147 adults with a ...[more]