Meng-Xin Zhao

Predictors of secondary streptococcus pneumoniae and/or haemophilus influenzae infection in children hospitalised with RSV, and development of a clinical prediction model to inform antibiotic decisions: a retrospective cohort study based on coloniser–pathogen distinction

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in infants and young children. Co-infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae and/or Haemophilus influenzae substantially increases disease severity. However, the detection rates of these bacteria in the nasopharynx...