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SUBMITTER: Cook RR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6795845 | biostudies-other | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Cook Ryan R RR Fulcher Jennifer A JA Tobin Nicole H NH Li Fan F Lee David J DJ Woodward Cora C Javanbakht Marjan M Brookmeyer Ron R Shoptaw Steve S Bolan Robert R Aldrovandi Grace M GM Gorbach Pamina M PM
Scientific reports 20191016 1
Methamphetamine (MA) use is a major public health problem in the United States, especially among people living with HIV (PLWH). Many MA-induced neurotoxic effects are mediated by inflammation and gut microbiota may play a role in this process, yet the effects of MA on the microbiome have not been adequately explored. Therefore, we performed 16S rRNA gene sequencing on rectal swab samples from 381 men who have sex with men, 48% of whom were PLWH and 41% of whom used MA. We compared microbiome com ...[more]