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We collected clinical data from 96 patients with severe pneumonia for differential analysis and identified prognostic factors using logistic regression. Fecal samples from patients with severe pneumonia and healthy controls were collected and analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing. We applied three machine learning algorithms (LASSO, Random Forest, and SVM) to identify microbial markers associated with severe pneumonia. The patients were grouped by \u201cdischarge status\u201d. Significant differences were observed in age (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.025), total length of hospital stay (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.001), and C-reactive protein (CRP) (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.001). Logistic regression analysis identified age (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.024) and total hospital stay (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.001) as factors influencing the likelihood of improvement and discharge. Diversity analysis of collected stool samples revealed differences between the two groups. LDA Effect Size (LEfSe) analysis highlighted significant microbial differences at various taxonomic levels between the two populations. Three machine learning algorithms identified 9 microbial markers for severe pneumonia. A diagnostic prediction model was constructed, with an area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve of 0.969 (95% CI: 0.946\u20130.992). 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