The Association of Gut Microbiota With COVID 19 Infection in Children

Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Gut Microbiome; Childhood ALL; Coronavirus Infections

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: 16S rRNA sequencing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05303155

Covid 19 and Gut Microbiota

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although COVID-19 infects gastrointestinal tissues, little is known about the roles of gut commensal microbes in susceptibility to and severity of infection. The investigators will analyze the alterations in fecal microbiomes of patients with COVID-19 infection during hospitalization.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 months to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients infected with COVID 19

Exclusion criteria

• congenital heart, renal, intestinal disease
• malignancy
• immunologic disease

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Patient with COVID 19

Description:

Pediatric patient infected by COVID 19

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: 16S rRNA sequencing

Pediatric patient without infection of COVID 19

Description:

Pediatric patient without infection of COVID 19

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: 16S rRNA sequencing