2023
The emergence of influenza B as a major respiratory pathogen in the absence of COVID-19 during the 2021–2022 flu season in China
Chang D, Lin M, Song N, Zhu Z, Gao J, Li S, Liu H, Liu D, Zhang Y, Sun W, Zhou X, Yang B, Li Y, Wang L, Xiao Z, Li K, Xing L, Xie L, Sharma L. The emergence of influenza B as a major respiratory pathogen in the absence of COVID-19 during the 2021–2022 flu season in China. Virology Journal 2023, 20: 189. PMID: 37620959, PMCID: PMC10463403, DOI: 10.1186/s12985-023-02115-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza BAverage ageCOVID-19Influenza-like illnessNumber of patientsMajor respiratory pathogenCOVID-19 testCOVID-19-related restrictionsCell death markersClinical characteristicsFever clinicYounger patientsAppropriate vaccinationPatient characteristicsSubstantial morbidityRespiratory virusesSeasonal virusesLaboratory findingsPositivity rateInfluenza ARespiratory pathogensPreventive strategiesSecondary infectionSevere casesFlu season
2022
Coronavirus Lung Infection Impairs Host Immunity against Secondary Bacterial Infection by Promoting Lysosomal Dysfunction.
Peng X, Kim J, Gupta G, Agaronyan K, Mankowski MC, Korde A, Takyar SS, Shin HJ, Habet V, Voth S, Audia JP, Chang D, Liu X, Wang L, Cai Y, Tian X, Ishibe S, Kang MJ, Compton S, Wilen CB, Dela Cruz CS, Sharma L. Coronavirus Lung Infection Impairs Host Immunity against Secondary Bacterial Infection by Promoting Lysosomal Dysfunction. The Journal Of Immunology 2022, 209: 1314-1322. PMID: 36165196, PMCID: PMC9523490, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Bacterial infectionsMouse modelCoronavirus infectionLysosomal dysfunctionMajor health care challengeLung immune cellsLung tissue damageSecondary bacterial infectionImpair host immunityIL-1β releaseHealth care challengesCell deathPyroptotic cell deathBacterial killing abilityIL-1βBacterial clearanceImmune cellsSecondary infectionHost immunityAlveolar macrophagesTissue damageΒ-coronavirusStructural cellsCare challenges