Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
By Marie Rosenthal, MS
Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis develops could provide an opportunity to prevent RA, but more research is needed to determine how that might be done.
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Higher amounts of Prevotella bacteria are found in the gut roughly 10 months before patients develop clinical signs and symptoms of RA, a longitudinal study has found (Ann Rheum Dis 2024 Nov 8.