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| ISSN |
2150-5349 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Infectious Diseases |
| Manuscript Type |
Opinion Review |
| Article Title |
Beyond the Gut microbe: rethinking infection, microbiome harmony, and the one-health continuum
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Sumit Rai and Prasan Kumar Panda |
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| Corresponding Author |
Prasan Kumar Panda, Professor, Internal Medicine (ID Division), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Room No. 409, College Block, Rishikesh 249203, Uttarākhand, India. motherprasanna@rediffmail.com |
| Key Words |
Microbiome; Pathobiome; Diagnostic stewardship; One Health; Pathogen identification |
| Core Tip |
Advances in culture and sequencing have expanded microbial detection, but presence does not equal pathogenicity. Many infections reflect disruption of the human microbiome rather than invasion by a novel pathogen. Misinterpretation of isolates drives antimicrobial misuse, resistance, and ecological harm. This opinion proposes an eight-question, clinically grounded framework to distinguish pathogens from non-pathogens by integrating host site and response, ecological context, contamination assessment, and transparent reporting. Applying this approach aligns infectious-disease practice with diagnostic stewardship, one health principles, and preservation of microbial harmony from individual patients to planetary health. |
| Publish Date |
2026-09-01 04:34 |
| Citation |
Rai S, Panda PK. Beyond the Gut microbe: rethinking infection, microbiome harmony, and the one-health continuum. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2026; 17(3): 119031
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| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v17/i3/119031.htm |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.119031 |
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