The lower airways microbiota and antimicrobial peptides indicate dysbiosis in sarcoidosis
Abstract Background The role of the pulmonary microbiome in sarcoidosis is unknown. The objectives of this study were the following: (1) examine whether the pulmonary fungal and bacterial microbiota differed in patients with sarcoidosis compared with controls; (2) examine whether there was an associ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01362-4 |