#gastrointestinal — Public Fediverse posts
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#SARS-CoV-2 #infection perturbs the #gastrointestinal tract and induces modest #microbial #translocation across the intestinal barrier, J Virol.: https://journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1128/jvi.01288-24?af=R
These results demonstrate that GI perturbations such as microbial translocation can occur in even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections and may contribute to the #COVID19 #inflammatory state.
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Inflammatory #bowel disease ( #IBD ) is an independent risk factor for serious #infection, even at very low levels of #gastrointestinal inflammation. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg.
#Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/11/med11012302.html