Epidemiological Markers for Interactions among Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus in Upper Respiratory Tract Carriage

Joseph A. Lewnard, Noga Givon-Lavi, Amit Huppert, Melinda M. Pettigrew, Gili Regev-Yochay, Ron Dagan, Daniel M. Weinberger

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ملخص

Background. Cocolonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae among children has been noted in numerous studies, as has an inverse relationship involving colonization with these species and Staphylococcus aureus. Interactions among these pathogens could mediate unanticipated outcomes of clinical interventions, including changes in H. influenzae and S. aureus disease incidence following pneumococcal vaccine introduction. However, it remains unclear whether cocolonization patterns represent true interspecies interactions or whether they result from confounding factors. Methods. We investigated polymicrobial carriage using longitudinal data from 369 Bedouin children and 400 Jewish children in Israel who were enrolled in a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) trial. Children were swabbed 10 times between 2 and 30 months of age. Results. The pathogens followed distinct age and seasonal distributions, but polymicrobial carriage associations persisted after controlling for these and other confounding factors. Receipt of PCV7 resulted in pneumococcal serotype replacement but did not influence total carriage of S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, or S. aureus. Conclusions. The fact that S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and S. aureus polymicrobial carriage patterns do not result from confounding by age and season supports the idea of active interspecies interactions. However, pneumococcal serotype replacement may prevent changes in H. influenzae and S. aureus carriage among PCV7 recipients.

اللغة الأصليةالإنجليزيّة
الصفحات (من إلى)1596-1605
عدد الصفحات10
دوريةJournal of Infectious Diseases
مستوى الصوت213
رقم الإصدار10
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرنُشِر - 15 مايو 2016
منشور خارجيًانعم

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