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July 19, 2024Open Access

The nasopharyngeal microbiome in South African children with lower respiratory tract infection: a nested case-control study of the Drakenstein Child Health Study

Shantelle Claassen-Weitz Yao Xia Lesley Workman Luke Hannan Sugnet Gardner‐Lubbe Kilaza Samson Mwaikono Stephanie Harris Mounaud William C. Nierman Samantha Africa Fadheela Patel Felix S. Dube Veronica Allen Lemese Ah Tow Edries Heather J. Zar Mark P. Nicol

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Abstract

Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality globally. LRTI may be caused by viral or bacterial infections, individually or in combination. We investigated associations between LRTI and infant nasopharyngeal (NP) viruses and bacteria in a South African birth cohort.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5fb84b6db64358758fead https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4605876/v1

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