Changes in the intestinal microbiota of children with hand, foot, and mouth disease under 3 years old

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This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of intestinal microbiota in children with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) under 3 years old. Fresh feces were collected from 54 children with HFMD and 30 healthy children. All of them were <3 years old. Sequencing of the 16S rDNA amplicons was performed. Between the 2 groups, the richness, diversity, and structure of the intestinal microbiota were analyzed by α-diversity and β-diversity. Linear discriminant analysis and LEfSe analyses were used to compare different bacterial classifications. The sex and age of the children in the 2 groups were not statistically significant (P = .92 and P = .98, respectively). Compared to healthy children, the Shannon index, Ace index, and Chao index were lower in children with HFMD (P = .027, P = .012, and P = .012, respectively). Based on the weighted or unweighted UniFrac distance analysis, the structure of the intestinal microbiota in HFMD was also significantly changed (P = .002 and P < .001, respectively). Linear discriminant analysis and LEfSe analysis showed that the changes of key bacteria were manifested as a decrease in Prevotella and Clostridium_XIVa (P < .001 and P < .001, respectively), while Escherichia and Bifidobacterium increased (P = .025 and P = .001, respectively). Children with HFMD under 3 years of age have intestinal microbiota disorder and show a decrease in diversity and richness. The decrease in the abundance of Prevotella and Clostridium, which can produce short-chain fatty acids, is also one of the characteristics of the change. These results can offer a theoretical foundation for the pathogenesis and microecological treatment of HFMD in infants.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:102

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Medicine - 102(2023), 18 vom: 05. Mai, Seite e33687

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Su Yue [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Ya Zhou [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Min [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Han Jun [VerfasserIn]
Qiao, Ji Bing [VerfasserIn]

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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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Date Completed 08.05.2023

Date Revised 16.09.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MD.0000000000033687

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356482251