Culture crash: How common pediatric diseases affect the healthy intestinal microbiome

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 11:01 in Health & Medicine

A large number of young patients require surgery for various intestinal diseases. Since the intestinal microbiome is an important regulator of gut health and immune function, researchers investigated how surgical treatment of certain pediatric intestinal diseases have a long-term impact on intestinal flora.

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