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. 2019 May;27(5):383-384.
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.02.006. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Influenza and Staphylococcus aureus Coinfection: TLR9 at Play

Keer Sun  1 , Dennis W Metzger  2
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Influenza and Staphylococcus aureus Coinfection: TLR9 at Play

Keer Sun et al. Trends Microbiol. 2019 May.

Abstract

Bacterial lung infections are frequent causes of mortality following influenza infection, but the fundamental mechanisms remain largely unknown. A new study by Martínez-Colón et al. (PLoS Pathog. 2019;15:e1007560) now suggests that influenza-induced immune suppression of Staphylococcus aureus is mediated by TLR9 signaling.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; coinfection; influenza.

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