M. T. Caserta

This study examines the temporal changes in infant nasal microbiota relative to RSV infection and identifies taxa associated with infection and disease severity.

The paper identifies that prenatal antibiotics or infection disrupt T cell and microbiota development, increasing respiratory morbidity risk in infants.

The paper develops gene expression classifiers from nasal brush samples to predict RSV disease severity in infants, finding strong correlations with clinical scores.