Investigation of associations between the neonatal gut microbiota and severe viral lower respiratory tract infections in the first 2 years of life: a birth cohort study with metagenomics

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BACKGROUND: Early-life gut microbiota affects immune system development, including the lung immune response (gut-lung axis). We aimed to investigate whether gut microbiota composition in neonates in the first week of life is associated with hospital admissions for viral lower respiratory tract infections (vLRTIs). METHODS: The Baby Biome Study (BBS) is a prospective birth cohort, which enrolled mother-baby pairs...

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