Haemophilus is overrepresented in the nasopharynx of infants hospitalized with RSV infection and associated with increased viral load and enhanced mucosal CXCL8 responses
Abstract Background While almost all infants are infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) before the age of 2 years, only a small percentage develops severe disease. Previous studies suggest that the nasopharyngeal microbiome affects disease development. We therefore studied the effect of the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0395-y |