Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics
Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics
Lower and upper respiratory infections are the fourth highest cause of global mortality (Lozano et al., 2012). Epidemic and pandemic outbreaks of respiratory infection are a major medical concern, often causing considerable disease and a high death toll, typically over a relatively short period of time. Influenza is a major cause of epidemic and pandemic infection. Bacterial co/secondary infection further increases morbidity and mortality of influenza infection, with Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus reported as the most common causes. With increased antibiotic resistance and vaccine evasion it is important to monitor the epidemiology of pathogens in circulation to inform clinical treatment and development, particularly in the setting of an influenza epidemic/pandemic.
Influenza, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, pandemic
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Morris, Denise
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Cleary, David
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Clarke, Stuart
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Morris, Denise
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Cleary, David
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Clarke, Stuart
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Morris, Denise, Cleary, David and Clarke, Stuart
(2017)
Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 8 (1041), .
(doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01041).
Abstract
Lower and upper respiratory infections are the fourth highest cause of global mortality (Lozano et al., 2012). Epidemic and pandemic outbreaks of respiratory infection are a major medical concern, often causing considerable disease and a high death toll, typically over a relatively short period of time. Influenza is a major cause of epidemic and pandemic infection. Bacterial co/secondary infection further increases morbidity and mortality of influenza infection, with Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus reported as the most common causes. With increased antibiotic resistance and vaccine evasion it is important to monitor the epidemiology of pathogens in circulation to inform clinical treatment and development, particularly in the setting of an influenza epidemic/pandemic.
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Influenza Pandemics and their Association with Secondary Bacterial infection final v3 20 05 2017
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Accepted/In Press date: 22 May 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 June 2017
Keywords:
Influenza, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, pandemic
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Clinical & Experimental Sciences, Tissue Infection & Repair
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Local EPrints ID: 410424
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/410424
ISSN: 1664-302X
PURE UUID: 030b49d0-f702-4a04-933b-754bb509e038
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