Coinfection With Influenza A Virus and Klebsiella oxytoca: An Underrecognized Impact on Host Resistance and Tolerance to Pulmonary Infections

Coinfection With Influenza A Virus and Klebsiella oxytoca: An Underrecognized Impact on Host Resistance and Tolerance to Pulmonary Infections

Pneumonia is a world health problem and a leading cause of death, particularly affecting children and the elderly (1, 2). Bacterial pneumonia following infection with influenza A virus (IAV) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality but the mechanisms behind this phenomenon are not yet we...

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Main Authors: Kayla M. Lee, Jenna Morris-Love, Damien J. Cabral, Peter Belenky, Steven M. Opal, Amanda M. Jamieson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
coinfection
influenza A virus
Klebsiella oxytoca
disease tolerance
pulmonary infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02377/full

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