Related Factors to Streptococcus pneumoniae Invasive Infection and Clinical Manifestations: The Potential Role of Nasopharyngeal Microbiome

Infections of the lower respiratory tract, such as pneumonia, are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Streptococcus pneumoniae might colonize the upper respiratory tract and is the main aetiological agent of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In the last decades, several factors related t...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Dietl, Desirée Henares, Lucía Boix-Palop, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Javier Garau, Esther Calbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.650271/full