Intestinal microbiota composition of children with infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C).
Cansu SuskunOmer KilicDilek Yilmaz CiftdoganSirin GuvenAdem KarbuzAslinur Ozkaya ParlakayYalcın KaraEbru KacmazAslihan SahinAysun BogaDidem Kizmaz IsancliBelgin GulhanSaliha Kanik-YuksekEylem KiralGurkan BozanMehmet Ozgür ArslanogluMahmut Can KizilMeltem DinleyiciTercan UsAhmet VarisMucahit KayaYvan VandenplasEner Çağrı DinleyiciPublished in: European journal of pediatrics (2022)
• In individuals with MIS-C, the composition of the gut microbiota changed dramatically. • Decreased Faecalibacterium prausnitzii have been observed, increased Eggerthella lenta, which was previously linked to autoimmunity, and predominance of Eubacterium dolichum which was linked to metabolic dysfunction and obesity.