Nasopharyngeal Proteobacteria are associated with viral etiology and acute wheezing in children with severe bronchiolitis.

Hyde, Embriette R; Petrosino, Joseph F; Piedra, Pedro A; Camargo, Carlos A; Espinola, Janice A; Mansbach, Jonathan M · J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2014

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Abstract

In the nasopharyngeal microbiome of children with severe bronchiolitis, Proteobacteria, specifically <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> and <i>Moraxella catarrhalis</i>, were associated with the viral etiology of bronchiolitis, and <i>Moraxella</i> species were more common among children with acute wheezing.

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