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The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses with bacteria in the lung.
Abstract
Concern that a highly pathogenic virus might cause the next influenza pandemic has spurred recent research into influenza and its complications. Bacterial superinfection in the lungs of people suffering from influenza is a key element that promotes severe disease and mortality. This co-pathogenesis is characterized by complex interactions between co-infecting pathogens and the host, leading to the disruption of physical barriers, dysregulation of immune responses and delays in a return to homeostasis. The net effect of this cascade can be the outgrowth of the pathogens, immune-mediated pathology and increased morbidity. In this Review, advances in our understanding of the underlying mechanisms are discussed, and the key questions that will drive the field forwards are articulated.
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- Authors
- McCullers, J. A.
- Affiliations
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- McCullers, Jonathan A.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Microbiology
- Published
- 2014-03-03
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 252-262
- ISSN
- 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
- 1740-1534
- OpenAlex
- W2076298858
- Semantic Scholar
- 6eb404402ff0d8d99a34a2cf97e6a417c97de878
- Cited by
- 722
- References
- 167
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- FWCI
- 7.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Locations
- Nature Reviews Microbiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Respiratory viral infections research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Keywords
- influenza virus, bacterial co-infection, secondary bacterial infection, lung, virulence factors, immune dysregulation, host-pathogen interaction, immune-mediated pathology, pandemic influenza
- MeSH terms
- Bacterial Infections, Humans, Influenza, Human, Lung, Pneumonia, Viral, Superinfection, Pneumonia, Bacterial, Coinfection
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