STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE SEROTYPE 22F INFECTION IN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTED NEONATAL LAMBS ENHANCES MORBIDITY
S. Alnajjar, P. Sitthicharoenchai, J. Gallup, M. Ackermann, D. Verhoeven
This study shows that RSV and S. pneumoniae 22F co-infection in neonatal lambs increases disease severity through immune response changes, not bacterial load.
bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2020Microbiology