COVID-19 disease severity is linked to host immunity as well as lung and gut dysbiosis: a narrative review

J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2021 Dec:27:282-283. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2021.10.009. Epub 2021 Nov 4.

Authors

Nobuhiro Asai¹, Hiroshige Mikamo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Aichi, Japan; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Aichi, Japan. Electronic address: mikamo@aichi-med-u.ac.jp.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Gut–lung axis; Lung and gut dysbiosis; Monocyte dysfunction; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Dysbiosis*
Humans
Lung
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index