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We compared the subgingival microbiota of patients with CIS and their age\u2010and sex\u2010matched stroke\u2010free controls to identify the specific microbiota associated with CIS, stroke symptom severity, and clinical outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">This multicenter, case\u2013control study was conducted between 2013 and 2019 as part of a screening protocol for the SECRETO (Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Etiology, Triggers, and Outcome) study (NCT01934725). Stroke severity was assessed using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score. After thorough clinical and radiographic oral examinations, subgingival samples were collected and analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">\n                      A total of 272 participants (134 patients and 138 controls) were included. There were no differences in the following clinical characteristics between patients and controls: diabetes, hypertension, smoking, alcohol use, abdominal obesity, physical activity, and chronic multiorgan disease. Beta diversity differed significantly between patients and controls (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.05). The abundance of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">Spirochaetota<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">Treponema<\/jats:italic>\n                      was higher and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">Pseudomonadota<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">Veillonella<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">Capnocytophaga<\/jats:italic>\n                      were lower in patients than in controls (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.05). The abundance of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">T. denticola<\/jats:italic>\n                      was associated with an increased risk of CIS (odds ratio [OR], 1.002 [95% CI, 1.000\u20131.003],\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.023), and this association persisted after adjusting for relevant comorbidities and medications (OR, 1.002 [95% CI, 1.000\u20131.003],\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.021).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">The subgingival microbiota is associated with CIS, suggesting a possible link between oral health and stroke pathophysiology. 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