Publications

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2026-02-04; 81.6: e668-e679.

Nasopharyngeal Microbiota in South African Infants With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: A Nested Case-Control Study of the Drakenstein Child Health Study

Claassen-Weitz S, Xia Y, Hannan L, Gardner-Lubbe S, Mwaikono KS, Harris Mounaud S, Nierman WC, Workman L, Dube FS, Africa S, Patel F, Allen V, Ah Tow Edries L, Zar HJ, Nicol MP

PMID: 40241660

Abstract

Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in infants are caused by viral and bacterial infections. We investigated associations between LRTI and nasopharyngeal (NP) viruses and bacteria in South African infants.

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