Influenza and Bacterial Pathogen Coinfections in the 20th Century
Joint Authors
Ma, Jing-Chen
Nyambat, Batmunkh
Deng, Wei
Favorov, Michael O.
Mo, Mei-Qi
Kilgore, Paul E.
Clemens, John D.
Wang, Xuan-Yi
Lim, Kyung Ah
Lee, Jeongseok
Wang, Song-Mei
Source
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
To help understand the potential impact of bacterial coinfection during pandemic influenza periods, we undertook a far-reaching review of the existing literature to gain insights into the interaction of influenza and bacterial pathogens.
Reports published between 1950 and 2006 were identified from scientific citation databases using standardized search terms.
Study outcomes related to coinfection were subjected to a pooled analysis.
Coinfection with influenza and bacterial pathogens occurred more frequently in pandemic compared with seasonal influenza periods.
The most common bacterial coinfections with influenza virus were due to S.
pneumoniae, H.
influenzae, Staphylococcus spp., and Streptococcus spp.
Of these, S.
pneumoniae was the most common cause of bacterial coinfection with influenza and accounted for 40.8% and 16.6% of bacterial coinfections during pandemic and seasonal periods, respectively.
These results suggest that bacterial pathogens will play a key role in many countries, as the H1N1(A) influenza pandemic moves forward.
Given the role of bacterial coinfections during influenza epidemics and pandemics, the conduct of well-designed field evaluations of public health measures to reduce the burden of these common bacterial pathogens and influenza in at-risk populations is warranted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Xuan-Yi& Kilgore, Paul E.& Lim, Kyung Ah& Wang, Song-Mei& Lee, Jeongseok& Deng, Wei…[et al.]. 2011. Influenza and Bacterial Pathogen Coinfections in the 20th Century. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Xuan-Yi…[et al.]. Influenza and Bacterial Pathogen Coinfections in the 20th Century. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Xuan-Yi& Kilgore, Paul E.& Lim, Kyung Ah& Wang, Song-Mei& Lee, Jeongseok& Deng, Wei…[et al.]. Influenza and Bacterial Pathogen Coinfections in the 20th Century. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-449399
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-449399