Sequential Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Bacterial Infections in the Nasopharynx of Zambian Infants and Mothers
The observed effect of prior RSV on SP density, which was not seen in other bacteria, suggests a specific interaction between RSV and SP that may influence bacterial colonization dynamics differently than other bacterial species, highlighting the need for further investigation into these mechanisms.
Authors
- Ivan Ramirez-Zuniga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1052-8306)
- Amber M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7092-6904)
- Chilufya Chikoti
- Rotem Lapidot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-1588)
- William MacLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8003-8874)
- Christopher Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3353-0617)
- Geoffrey Kwenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0151-8883)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Gates Foundation (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- The University of Texas at Tyler (US)
- Rambam Health Care Campus (IL)
- University of Zambia (ZM)
- National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004779
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00