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Gut microbiota composition and frailty in elderly patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

BACKGROUND: Frailty is common in older patients affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD). Since gut microbiota (gMB) may contribute to frailty, we explored possible associations between gMB and frailty in CKD. METHODS: We studied 64 CKD patients (stage 3b-4), categorized as frail (F, 38) and not fra...

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Autores principales: Margiotta, Elisabetta, Miragoli, Francesco, Callegari, Maria Luisa, Vettoretti, Simone, Caldiroli, Lara, Meneghini, Maria, Zanoni, Francesca, Messa, Piergiorgio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7112193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32236095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228530

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