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Oct 2026
Sputum and oral microbiota profiles are associated with long COVID severity and phenotype post-hospitalisation: a UK multicentre, prospective cohort study.
BACKGROUND Acute COVID-19 alters the airway microbiota. Whether these changes persist post-COVID-19 and contribute to long COVID is unknown. We aimed to describe the microbiota by long COVID severity and subtype, and identify links with inflammation. METHODS Adults were prospectively recruited to the longitudinal UK...
Daniela Alferes de Lima Headley, H. Richardson, C. Hennayake et al.
· European Respiratory Journal · 0 citations