Background. Emerging evidence suggests that the mass distribution of azithromycin for trachoma control (MDA) may increase circulation of macrolide resistance in bacteria associated with severe ...

Bacterial colonization in the upper respiratory tract is considered to be one of the major risk factors of COVID-19. In this context, studies have shown that the co-occurrence of invasive pneumococcal ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigate the effect of colonization of the upper respiratory tract (URT) by Streptococcus pneumoniae on severe acute ...

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More than 90 capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae coexist despite competing for nasopharyngeal carriage and a gradient in fitness. The underlying mechanisms for this are poorly understood ...

Researchers have found a further reason for the severity of dual infection by influenza and Streptococcus pneumonia -- a new virulence mechanism for a surface protein on the pneumonia-causing bacteria ...

Pneumonia is a Streptococcus pneumoniae (commonly known as "strep") bacterial infection, which is usually in your lungs. It can also be caused by the flu virus, the common cold virus, or a fungal ...

Bacterial pathogens are thought to be a growing threat to public health. Streptococcus pneumoniae, for example, is most commonly found in kids and the elderly, but it's still a leading cause of ...

There are different kinds of vaccines, and each requires different processes to move from the laboratory to your physician's ...

A Dec. 5, 2022, Facebook post (direct link, archived link) shows a screenshot of a 2014 research study titled "Live attenuated influenza vaccine enhances colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...