Role of Inflammatory Risk Factors in the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Role of Inflammatory Risk Factors in the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) is a colonizer of the human nasopharynx (NP), causing a variety of infections in humans including otitis media, pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The NP is an immune permissive site which allows for the persistence of commensal bacteria. Acute or chronic respiratory a...

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Main Authors: Ifrah Sohail, Sumit Ghosh, Santhosh Mukundan, Susan Zelewski, M. Nadeem Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
carriage
inflammation
pneumococcus
pathogenesis
co-infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02275/full

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