Respiratory syncytial virus promotes Moraxella catarrhalis-induced ascending experimental otitis media.

Otitis media (OM) is a polymicrobial disease wherein prior or concurrent infection with an upper respiratory tract virus plays an essential role, predisposing the middle ear to bacterial invasion. In episodes of acute bacterial OM, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most commonly isolated viru...

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Main Authors: M Elizabeth Brockson, Laura A Novotny, Joseph A Jurcisek, Glen McGillivary, Martha R Bowers, Lauren O Bakaletz
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f322aae5b8e94da382b40f747ac62d45
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