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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Comparison of Respiratory Microbiomes in Influenza Versus Other Respiratory Infections: Systematic Review and Analysis.

Yunrui Hao, Ying-Jou Lee, Kihan Yap, Miny Samuel, Vincent T Chow

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Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yunrui HaoYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Ying-Jou LeeYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Kihan YapYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-7047-3530
Miny SamuelYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Vincent T ChowInfectious Diseases Translational Research Program, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117545, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-2634-6213

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies have indicated the potential importance of the human nasal and respiratory microbiomes in health and disease. However, the roles of these microbiomes in the pathogenesis of influenza and its complications are not fully understood. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review and analysis is to identify the patterns of nasal and respiratory microbiome dysbiosis and to define the unique signature bacteria associated with influenza compared with other respiratory tract infections. We compared the respiratory microbiome composition between influenza patients and healthy controls; across different influenza severities; in adult versus pediatric influenza patients; as well as influenza versus other respiratory infections. The desired outcomes include the signature bacteria in each cohort and the Shannon index to reflect the alpha diversity. Of the 2269 articles identified, 31 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. These studies investigated the respiratory tract microbiomes of patients with influenza, COVID-19, pneumonia, other respiratory infections, and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Our review revealed that the phylum

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Influenza, HumanMicrobiotaRespiratory SystemRespiratory Tract InfectionsAdultBacteriaChildCOVID-19DysbiosisHumansadult patientsCOVID-19influenzanasal microbiomepediatric patientspneumoniarespiratory infectionsrespiratory microbiomeseverity

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PMID39859492
PMCPMC11765715

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