Pharyngeal Microflora Disruption by Antibiotics Promotes Airway Hyperresponsiveness after Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Ke Ni; Simin Li; Qiuling Xia; Na Zang; Yu Deng; Xiaohong Xie; Zhengxiu Luo; Yan Luo; Lijia Wang; Zhou Fu; Enmei Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041104

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Pharyngeal Microflora Disruption by Antibiotics Promotes Airway Hyperresponsiveness after Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Ke Ni,

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Simin Li,

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Qiuling Xia,

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Na Zang,

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yu Deng,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Xiaohong Xie,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhengxiu Luo,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yan Luo,

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Lijia Wang,

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhou Fu,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Enmei Liu

* E-mail: emliu186@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Pharyngeal Microflora Disruption by Antibiotics Promotes Airway Hyperresponsiveness after Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Ke Ni,
Simin Li,
Qiuling Xia,
Na Zang,
Yu Deng,
Xiaohong Xie,
Zhengxiu Luo,
Yan Luo,
Lijia Wang,
Zhou Fu

Published: July 26, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041104

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