Longitudinal Analysis of Nasopharyngeal Microbial Risk Markers for Fatal Acute Febrile Illness in a Zambian Birth Cohort
Our findings suggest that specific microbial community patterns and early NP microbiome dysbiosis may be associated with increased illness risk. These findings can motivate further studies to inform foundational markers for fAFI in infants, contributing to precision pediatric care.
Authors
- Aubrey R. Odom-Mabey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7113-7598)
- W. Evan Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6247-6595)
- Rotem Lapidot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-1588)
- Jessica McClintock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0542-9872)
- William MacLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8003-8874)
- Arshad Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4672-5915)
- Christopher Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3353-0617)
- Rachel Pieciak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5893-1065)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (US)
- University of Venda (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf292
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00