Interaction between the nasal microbiota and S. pneumoniae in the context of live-attenuated influenza vaccine

Using a Streptococcus pneumoniae human challenge model, the authors here show that baseline nasal microbiota profiles are associated with pneumococcal acquisition and density, independent of live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) administration, and with mucosal cytokine responses to LAIV.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wouter A. A. de Steenhuijsen Piters, Simon P. Jochems, Elena Mitsi, Jamie Rylance, Sherin Pojar, Elissavet Nikolaou, Esther L. German, Mark Holloway, Beatriz F. Carniel, Mei Ling J. N. Chu, Kayleigh Arp, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Daniela M. Ferreira, Debby Bogaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10814-9