2018
Persistence of Moraxella catarrhalis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Regulation of the Hag/MID Adhesin
Murphy TF, Brauer AL, Pettigrew MM, LaFontaine ER, Tettelin H. Persistence of Moraxella catarrhalis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Regulation of the Hag/MID Adhesin. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2018, 219: 1448-1455. PMID: 30496439, PMCID: PMC6467191, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseM. catarrhalisPulmonary diseaseMoraxella catarrhalisPersistent strainsDuration of persistenceHuman airwaysCatarrhalisCessation of expressionAirwayMajor pathogenPatientsBacterial pathogensDiseaseVirulence-associated phenotypesAdultsCollected strainsMost strainsExpressionHuman cellsPathogensPathogenesisPersistenceMonths
2008
Microbial Interactions during Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Revai K, Patel JA, Chonmaitree T. Microbial Interactions during Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008, 14: 1584-1591. PMID: 18826823, PMCID: PMC2609881, DOI: 10.3201/eid1410.080119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzaeHumansInfantMaleMoraxella catarrhalisMoraxellaceae InfectionsNasopharynxOtitis MediaProspective StudiesRespiratory Tract InfectionsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcus pneumoniaeSuperinfectionConceptsUpper respiratory tract infectionH. influenzaeInfectious Diseases journal - CDCRespiratory tract infectionsS. pneumoniae colonizationHealthy children 6Months of ageS. aureusProspective cohortTract infectionsPneumoniae colonizationVaccination strategiesAntimicrobial therapyMoraxella catarrhalisChildren 6M. catarrhalisS. pneumoniaeHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacterial infectionsSpecific bacterial speciesInfluenzaeLikelihood of colonizationCatarrhalisStaphylococcus aureus