Dynamics of Bacterial Colonization With Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis During Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection | Zendy

Gregory P. DeMuri | Zendy; James E. Gern | Zendy; Jens C. Eickhoff | Zendy; Susan V. Lynch | Zendy; Ellen R. Wald | Zendy

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Dynamics of Bacterial Colonization With Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis During Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Author(s) -

Gregory P. DeMuri,

James E. Gern,

Jens C. Eickhoff,

Susan V. Lynch,

Ellen R. Wald

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix941

Subject(s) - moraxella catarrhalis , streptococcus pneumoniae , haemophilus influenzae , medicine , moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis , microbiology and biotechnology , moraxella , respiratory tract , respiratory tract infections , colonization , asymptomatic , virology , respiratory system , bacteria , antibiotics , biology , genetics

Virus is detected in about 80% of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in children and is also detectable in the nasopharynx of 30% of asymptomatic children. The effect of asymptomatic viral infection on the dynamics of bacterial density and colonization of the nasopharynx has not been reported. The current study was performed to assess the presence and density of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis in the nasopharynx of 4-7-year-old children during URTI and when well.

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