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The role of influenza and parainfluenza infections in nasopharyngeal pneumococcal acquisition among young children.

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Grijalva, Carlos G., Griffin, Marie R., Edwards, Kathryn M., Williams, John V., Gil, Ana I., Verastegui, Hector, Hartinger, Stella M., Vidal, Jorge E. +2 more·2014·Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Animal models suggest that influenza infection favors nasopharyngeal acquisition of pneumococci. We assessed this relationship with influenza and other respiratory viruses in young children. METHODS: A case-control study was nested within a prospective cohort study of acute respiratory illness (ARI) in Andean children <3 years of age (RESPIRA-PERU study). Weekly household visits were made to identify ARI and obtain nasal swabs for viral detection using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Monthly nasopharyngeal (NP) samples were obtained to assess pneumococcal colonization. We determined whether specific respiratory viral ARI episodes occurring within the interval between NP samples increased the risk of NP acquisition of new pneumococcal serotypes. RESULTS: A total of 729 children contributed 2128 episodes of observation, including 681 pneumococcal acquisition episodes (new serotype, not detected in prior sample), 1029 nonacquisition episodes (no colonization or persistent colonization with the same serotype as the prior sample), and 418 indeterminate episodes. The risk of pneumococcal acquisition increased following influenza-ARI (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.19; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-4.69) and parainfluenza-ARI (AOR, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.15-3.01), when compared with episodes without ARI. Other viral infections (respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus, human rhinovirus, and adenovirus) were not associated with acquisition. CONCLUSIONS: Influenza and parainfluenza ARIs appeared to facilitate pneumococcal acquisition among young children. As acquisition increases the risk of pneumococcal diseases, these observations are pivotal in our attempts to prevent pneumococcal disease.

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  • Influenza infection facilitates the acquisition, colonization, and development of disease from S. pneumoniae in people of all ages.

    “Many studies have shown that influenza infection facilitates the acquisition, colonization and development of disease from S. pneumoniae in people of all ages (Shrestha et al., 2013; Grijalva et al., 2014; Siegel et al., 2014).”

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Grijalva, C. G., Griffin, M. R., Edwards, K. M., Williams, J. V., Gil, A. I., Verastegui, H., Hartinger, S. M., Vidal, J. E., Klugman, K. P., & Lanata, C. F.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • Instituto de Investigación Nutricional (PE)
  • Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Grijalva, Carlos G.
Venue
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Published
2014-03-12
Volume
58
Issue
10
Pages
1369-1376
ISSN
  • 1058-4838 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-6591
OpenAlex
W2107055559
Cited by
72
References
38
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FWCI
6.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Emory University
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024975)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Respiratory viral infections research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Microbial infections and disease research
Keywords
nasopharyngeal carriage, influenza, acute respiratory illness, young children, pneumococcal serotypes, respiratory viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus, human rhinovirus, adenovirus, pneumococcal disease prevention
MeSH terms
Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Influenza, Human, Male, Nasopharynx, Orthomyxoviridae, Paramyxoviridae, Peru, Prospective Studies, Respiratory Tract Infections, Risk Factors, Serotyping, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Cohort Studies, Case-Control Studies, Paramyxoviridae Infections, Microbial Interactions

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