The Role of Influenza and Parainfluenza Infections in Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Acquisition Among Young Children

Background. Animal models suggest that influenza infection favors nasopharyngeal acquisition of pneumococci. We assessed this relationship with influenza and other respiratory viruses in young children. Methods. A case-control study was nested within a prospective cohort study of acute respiratory i...

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Main Authors: Grijalva, Carlos G., Griffin, Marie R., Edwards, Kathryn M., Williams, John V., Gil, Ana I., Verastegui, Hector, Hartinger, Stella M., Vidal, Jorge E., Klugman, Keith P., Lanata, Claudio F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001292/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24621951
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu148
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