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A new vaccine to reduce the incidence of pneumococcal pneumonia?
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It is well known that viral infection predisposes the host to subsequent bacterial infection. It is thought that viruses reduce host immunity and thus help to facilitate and exacerbate secondary bacterial infection.
In this study, mice were exposed to influenza A or human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and then subsequently …