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Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization of the nasopharynx is associated with increased severity during respiratory syncytial virus infection in young children.

Jaelle C BrealeyKeith J ChappellSally GalbraithEmmanuelle FantinoJane GaydonSarah TozerPaul R YoungPatrick G HoltPeter D Sly
Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)
Co-detection of RSV and S. pneumoniae in the nasopharynx was associated with more severe ARI, suggesting that S. pneumoniae colonization plays a pathogenic role in young children.
Keyphrases
  • respiratory syncytial virus
  • respiratory tract
  • early onset
  • label free
  • real time pcr