Effects of changes on gut microbiota in children with acute Kawasaki disease

Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness of early childhood. The exact etiology of the disease remains unknown. At present, research on KD is mostly limited to susceptibility genes, infections, and immunity. However, research on the correlation between gut microbiota and KD is ra...

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Main Authors: Jie Shen, Yinghe Ding, Zuocheng Yang, Xueyan Zhang, Mingyi Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9698.pdf