Abstract:Objective To study the changes in diversity and abundance of nasopharyngeal microbiota in children with adenoid hypertrophy.Methods Clinical data of 30 children with adenoid hypertrophy who visited the Department of Otolaryngology, Hunan People’s Hospital from June 2021 to June 2022 were collected, including 18 males and 12 females, with an average age of 6.6 years. Adenoidal surface secretions were collected for analysis of the nasopharyngeal microbiota using the 16S ribosomal RNA(16S rRNA) method. After sequencing, bioinformatics analysis was conducted (BMkCloud, www. biocloud. net).Results The species diversity and abundance of nasopharyngeal microbiota were changed in children with adenoid hypertrophy. In the severe adenoid hypertrophy group, the proportions of Haemophilus and Moraxella were significantly higher (40.19% and 24.93%), while that of Streptococcus was significantly lower (14.66%).Conclusions The bacterial abundance of nasopharyngeal species changes in children with adenoidal hypertrophy. The abundance of Haemophilus and Moraxella increases, while that of Streptococcus decreases, which may be related to the occurrence and development of adenoid hypertrophy. This is helpful to understand the microbial mechanism of adenoid hypertrophy in clinic.