All Haemophilus influenzae articles
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Why some kids get sicker: The hidden power of nose bacteria
A scoping review unravels how bacterial colonization in the respiratory tract impacts both the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections and long-term respiratory health in children.
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CARB-X funds Rhode Island Hospital to assess feasibility of direct from blood detection of bacterial pneumonia
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) will award Rhode Island Hospital at Brown University Health US$1M to demonstrate proof-of-concept of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) approach informed by RNA sequencing to detect bacterial pneumonia directly from whole blood.
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Saliva indicates severity of recurrent respiratory infections in children
A saliva test can more accurately indicate the severity of recurrent respiratory infections in children than the standard blood test. If saliva contains too few broadly protective antibodies, a child is more likely to suffer from pneumonia episodes.
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Respiratory bacteria ‘turns off’ immune system to survive
Researchers have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness.
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Researchers uncover how molecular freight elevators work in pathogenic bacteria
Researchers studying bacterial membrane transporters have studied the interaction between the transporter and its soluble substrate binding protein, showing that they adapt precisely to each other during the transportation process.