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Intestinal helminth co-infection is an unrecognised risk factor for increased pneumococcal carriage density and invasive disease

Infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of death in children and burden of disease is greatest where helminth infections are also common. We investigated the impact of intestinal helminth co-infection on pneumococcal carriage; a risk factor for invasive disease. We used a mouse...

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Autores principales: Law, Alice E., Shears, Rebecca K., Lopez Rodas, Andrea A., Grencis, Richard K., Cooper, Philip J., Neill, Daniel R., Kadioglu, Aras
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7997997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33772094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86508-4