TY - JOUR AU - Fan, Roger AU - Howard, Leigh AU - Griffin, Marie AU - Edwards, Kathryn AU - Zhu, Yuwei AU - Williams, John AU - Vidal, Jorge AU - Klugman, Keith AU - Gil, Ana AU - Lanata, Claudio AU - Grijalva, Carlos T1 - Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Density and Evolution of Acute Respiratory Illnesses in Young Children, Peru, 2009–2011 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2016 VL - 22 IS - 11 SP - 1996 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We examined nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization density patterns surrounding acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) in young children in Peru. Pneumococcal densities were dynamic, gradually increasing leading up to an ARI, peaking during the ARI, and decreasing after the ARI. Rhinovirus co-infection was associated with higher pneumococcal densities. KW - Streptococcus pneumoniae KW - pneumococcal pneumonia KW - pneumococcal infections KW - pneumococcal density KW - nasopharynx KW - bacterial load KW - respiratory tract infections KW - acute respiratory illnesses KW - young children KW - Peru KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2211.160902 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/11/16-0902_article ER - End of Reference