Unique microbial landscape in the human oropharynx during different types of acute respiratory tract infections

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BACKGROUND: Secondary bacterial infections and pneumonia are major mortality causes of respiratory viruses, and the disruption of the upper respiratory tract (URT) microbiota is a crucial component of this process. However, whether this URT dysbiosis associates with the viral species (in other words, is viral type-specific) is unclear. RESULTS: Here, we recruited 735 outpatients with upper respiratory symptoms,...

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