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Whether alterations in microbiota structure and composition (dysbiosis) are associated with MDRO colonization in critically ill patients is an open question this study aims to address. We conducted the first systematic review and meta\u2010analysis comparing intestinal microbiota structure (diversity) and composition (relative abundance of bacteria) between colonized critically ill patients and noncolonized\/control patients. PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were systematically searched from inception to September 2025. The study protocol was preregistered on Open Science Framework, under embargo. Of 3003 records identified, 11 studies (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20092823 patients) published between 2019 and 2025 met the inclusion criteria. The most frequently reported colonizing strains in MDROs\u2010colonized patients were vancomycin\u2010resistant Enterococci (58.2%), carbapenem\u2010resistant Enterobacterales (21.6%), extended\u2010spectrum \u03b2\u2010lactamase\u2013producing Enterobacterales (13.4%). All studies employed 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing to assess intestinal microbiota. Colonized critically ill patients had lower values of dominance\/evenness and richness, reaching significantly lower values of information when compared with controls (mean difference in Shannon index\u2009=\u2009\u20131.18; 95% CI, \u20131.84 to \u20130.52;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Composition investigation revealed a significant increase in the Pseudomonadota phylum and the Enterobacteriaceae family in MDROs\u2010colonized patients. Current evidence is limited and largely associational. 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