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Next-generation gene sequencing was used to compare the differences in intestinal microflora diversity and drug resistance gene expression between the two groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The gut microbiota of patients in the infection group exhibited distribution on multiple clustered branches with some intra-group heterogeneity, and their flora diversity was compromised. The infected group showed an enrichment of various opportunistic bacteria in the gut microbiota, along with a high number of metabolic functions, stress functions to external signals, and genes associated with pathogenesis. Drug resistance genes were expressed in the gut microbiota of both groups, but their abundance was significantly lower in the non-infected group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The intestinal microbiota of patients in the infection group exhibited distribution on multiple clustered branches with some intra-group heterogeneity, and their flora diversity was compromised. 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