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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2020YFC0861000 and 2018YFE0207300), Beijing Nova Program (Z201100006820127), and the CAMS Endowment Fund (2021-CAMS-JZ004). The study protocol was approved by the Research Ethical Committee of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Approval No. SK1297).
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Wu, D., Zhou, K., Xiao, M. et al. Differences in intestinal microbiome are associated with the mortality of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Sci. China Life Sci. 65, 1040–1042 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-021-2072-4
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