Opinion of an international panel of experts on the clinical use of microbiome testing
Authors:
Monika Cahová; Lucie Najmanová
Authors‘ workplace:
Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, Praha
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2025; 164: 68-72
Category:
Expert consensus
Overview
The international panel of experts has issued a joint consensus opinion on the possibilities of clinical use of gut microbiome analysis with an unequivocal conclusion: The microbiome is an important component of the human body, and its condition is indisputably related to human health. However, the methodology of microbiome composition analysis has not yet been standardized and the interpretation of the results regarding the health of the individual is not yet sufficiently conclusive. Therapeutic counseling based on the results of microbiome testing is strongly discouraged. Further research is required for widespread use in clinical practice.
Keywords:
gut microbiome, whole-genome sequencing, shotgun sequencing, microbiome analysis, taxonomic profiling, personalized medicine
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