Alterations in Oral Microbiota in HIV Are Related to Decreased Pulmonary Function

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Abstract Rationale Mechanisms of HIV-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are poorly understood. The oral microbiome shapes the lung microbiome, and gut dysbiosis can affect lung diseases; however, relationships of the oral and gut microbiome to COPD in HIV have not been explored. Objectives To examine alterations in the oral and gut microbiome associated with pulmonary disease in persons with...

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