Airway response to respiratory syncytial virus has incidental antibacterial effects
oleh: Charles J. Sande, James M. Njunge, Joyce Mwongeli Ngoi, Martin N. Mutunga, Timothy Chege, Elijah T. Gicheru, Elizabeth M. Gardiner, Agnes Gwela, Christopher A. Green, Simon B. Drysdale, James A. Berkley, D. James Nokes, Andrew J. Pollard
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can trigger secondary airway bacterial infections. Here, by proteomics and metagenomics analyses of samples from Kenyan children, the authors report that RSV associates with Streptococcus burden and a local upper airway response with direct antibacterial properties.