Pathogenic Airway Bacteria and Local Immune Responses During Early-Life Asthma-Like Episodes.
BACKGROUND Respiratory tract colonization by the pathogenic airway bacteria Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and/or Moraxella catarrhalis has been linked to the pathogenesis of childhood asthma and exacerbations, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association o...