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ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2023

Mapping the output of the global literature on the links between gut microbiota and COVID-19.

Sa'ed H Zyoud, Muna Shakhshir, Amani S Abushanab, Amer Koni, Moyad Shahwan, Ammar A Jairoun, Samah W Al-Jabi

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Article in Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sa'ed H ZyoudPoison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine. saedzyoud@yahoo.com.
Muna ShakhshirDepartment of Nutrition, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Amani S AbushanabDepartment of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Amer KoniDepartment of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Moyad ShahwanCollege of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Ammar A JairounHealth and Safety Department, Dubai Municipality, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Samah W Al-JabiDepartment of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
An-Najah National University · PSNational University Hospital · SGAjman University · AEDubai Health Authority · AE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe term "human microbiota" refers to populations of microorganisms that live harmoniously in co-existence with humans. They contribute significantly to the host's immunological response when confronted with a respiratory viral infection. However, little is known about the relationship between the human microbiome and COVID-19. Therefore, our objective is to perform a bibliometric analysis to explore the overall structure and hotspots of research activity on the links between microbiota and COVID-19 at the global level.

methodsThe research literature on the microbiota and COVID-19 published between 2020 and 2022 was obtained from the Scopus database. Bibliometric analysis and network visualization were performed with VOSviewer.

resultsOf the 701 publications selected, the USA contributed the most (n = 157, 22.40%), followed by China (n = 118, 16.83%) and Italy (n = 82, 11.70%). Hotspots in this field were "COVID-19 is associated with an altered upper respiratory tract microbiome," "the effect of antibiotics on the gut microbiome," as well as "patient nutrition and probiotic therapy in COVID-19."

conclusionsThe links between microbiota and COVID-19 remain an urgent concern at present, and the use of probiotics or/and antibiotics during the pandemic needs to be further improved. This landscape analysis of the links between the microbiota and COVID-19 will provide a basis for future research.

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COVID-19Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeProbioticsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDatabases, FactualHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsBibliometricCOVID-19MicrobiomeMicrobiota

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PMID36653831
PMCPMC9847460
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