Children whose symptoms linger four weeks after COVID-19 infections have different types of gut bacteria, as well as signs their gut barrier could be compromised.
Researchers found a significant decrease in beneficial, health-protective bacteria in children who had a COVID-19 infection compared with healthy children in one of the top studies presented today at the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit in Washington, D.C. The summit was organized by the American Gastroenterological Association and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
