Temporal Changes in Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Colonization Density Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza in a South African Household Cohort Study, 2016–2018
RSV infection, especially with higher viral loads, increases pneumococcal colonization, while individuals who are underweight exhibit lower density changes.
Authors
- Maimuna Carrim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2717-5540)
- Jackie Kleynhans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7081-6273)
- Floidy Wafawanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1300-7490)
- Orienka Hellferscee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9246-8927)
- Jocelyn Moyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8040-1717)
- Meredith McMorrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6363-4033)
- Nicole Wolter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-0133)
- Anne von Gottberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0243-7455)
- Florette K. Treurnicht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0853-8011)
- Stefano Tempia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4395-347X)
- Cheryl Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-2302)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Johannesburg Hospital (ZA)
- MacroGenics (United States) (US)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf267
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Pfizer
- Sanofi
- OPEC Fund for International Development
- University of Pittsburgh
- Wellcome Trust
- South African Medical Research Council
- National Health Laboratory Service
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sanofi Pasteur
- Medical Research Council
- Fogarty International Center