Bacterial infections following influenza are an important cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Based on the historical importance of pneumonia as a cause of death during …

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are inflammatory lung disorders
responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the importance of …

Secondary pneumococcal pneumonia is a serious complication during and shortly after
influenza infection. We established a mouse model to study postinfluenza pneumococcal …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pneumonia and one of the most common
causes of death globally. The impact of S. pneumoniae on host molecular processes that …

The role of alveolar macrophages (AM) in host defense against pulmonary infection has
been difficult to establish using in vivo models. This may reflect a reliance on models of …

Neutrophils, or polymorphonuclear leukocytes, comprise a crucial component of innate
immunity, controlling bacterial and fungal infection through a combination of both oxidative …

The etiopathogenesis of severe periodontitis includes herpesvirus‐bacteria coinfection. This
article evaluates the pathogenicity of herpesviruses (cytomegalovirus and Epstein‐Barr …

This multicentre prospective study was conducted to investigate whether the level of the
soluble form of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is elevated during …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common agents of community-acquired
pneumonia in children and young adults. Although M. pneumoniae is a small bacterium that …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a colonizer of human nasopharynx, but it is also an important
pathogen responsible for high morbidity, high mortality, numerous disabilities, and high …