Inflammation induced by influenza virus impairs innate control of human pneumococcal carriage
S. P. Jochems, F. Marcon, B. F. Carniel, M. Holloway, E. Mitsi, E. Smith, J. F. Gritzfeld, C. Solorzano, J. Reine, S. Pojar, E. Nikolaou, E. L. German, A. Hyder-Wright, H. Hill, C. Hales, , D. M. Ferreira
This study shows that influenza virus infection impairs innate immune responses to pneumococcal carriage in the nose, increasing bacterial density through cytokine-driven mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2018Immunology