Analysis of the nasopharyngeal microbiome and respiratory pathogens in COVID-19 patients from Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Muhammad Yasir (Author), Hessa A. Al-Sharif (Author), Tagreed Al-Subhi (Author), Anees A. Sindi (Author), Diyaa H. Bokhary (Author), Mai M. El-Daly (Author), Bandar Alosaimi (Author), Maaweya E. Hamed (Author), Asad Mustafa Karim (Author), Ahmed M. Hassan (Author), Mustafa M. AlShawdari (Author), Maha Alawi (Author), Sherif A. El-Kafrawy (Author), Esam I. Azhar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Infection with SARS-CoV-2 may perturb normal microbiota, leading to secondary infections that can complicate the viral disease. The aim of this study was to probe the alteration of nasopharyngeal (NP) microbiota in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection and obesity and to identify other res...