The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Sep 2017
The Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children With Respiratory Infections in Botswana.
Nearly half of child pneumonia deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Microbial communities in the nasopharynx are a reservoir for pneumonia pathogens and remain poorly described in African children. ⋯ Pneumonia and upper respiratory infection symptoms are associated with distinct nasopharyngeal microbiota biotypes in African children. A lower abundance of the commensal genus Dolosigranulum may contribute to the higher pneumonia risk of HIV-infected children.