Unveiling the dark side of Prevotella: a case of fatal pneumonia from a common probiotic
Prevotella is often considered a Bacteroides complex associated with a healthy plant-based diet that acts as a “probiotic” throughout the body’s entire digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. Previous studies have not reported that this “probiotic” colonizing the human body could cause severe pn...
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| Main Authors: | Meng-Jie Li, Shou-Feng Zhou, Yu Zhang, Yong Zhang, Wen-Bo Fu |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1382134/full |
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