The composition of the pulmonary microbiota in sarcoidosis - an observational study.

André BeckerGiovanna VellaValentina GalataKatharina RentzChristoph BeisswengerChristian HerrJörn WalterSascha TierlingHortense SlevogtAndreas KellerRobert Bals

Published in: Respiratory research (2019)

The analysis of the pulmonary microbiota based on 16sRNA gene sequencing did not show a significant dysbiosis in patients with sarcoidosis as compared to other ILD patients. These data do not exclude a microbiological component in the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
pulmonary hypertension
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
electronic health record
single cell
gene expression
genome wide
patient reported outcomes