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Age-related changes in the upper respiratory microbiome are associated with SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and illness severity.

Jillian H HurstAlexander W McCumberJhoanna N AquinoJavier RodriguezSarah M HestonDebra J LugoAlexandre T RottaNicholas A TurnerTrevor S PfeifferThaddeus C GurleyM Anthony MoodyThomas N DennyJohn F RawlsChristopher W WoodsMatthew S Kelly
Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2021)
Evaluation of nasopharyngeal microbiome profiles in children, adolescents, and young adults with a SARS-CoV-2-infected close contact identified specific bacterial species that vary in abundance with age and are associated with SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and the presence of SARS-CoV-2-associated respiratory symptoms.
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