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 SlyPublished 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.