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Real-time near-infrared imaging distinguishes nasopharyngeal colonization from aspiration of Streptococcus pneumoniae and identifies aspiration as a trigger of severe disease
Takashi Saito, Momoko Kobayashi, Zhengkuan Sun…·Masaya Yamaguchi
This study uses real-time near-infrared imaging to distinguish nasopharyngeal colonization from aspiration of Streptococcus pneumoniae and shows aspiration triggers severe disease.