Immune predisposition drives susceptibility to pneumococcal pneumonia after mild influenza A virus infection in mice
IntroductionA frequent sequela of influenza A virus (IAV) infection is secondary bacterial pneumonia. Therefore, it is clinically important to understand the genetic predisposition to IAV and bacterial coinfection.MethodsBALB/c and C57BL/6 (B6) mice were infected with high or low-pathogenic IAV and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1272920/full |