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Viral and bacterial co-infections in the lungs: Dangerous liaisons

Viruses, ISSN: 1999-4915, Vol: 13, Issue: 9
2021
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Respiratory tract infections constitute a significant public health problem, with a therapeutic arsenal that remains relatively limited and that is threatened by the emergence of antiviral and/or antibiotic resistance. Viral–bacterial co-infections are very often associated with the severity of these respiratory infections and have been explored mainly in the context of bacterial superinfec-tions following primary influenza infection. This review summarizes our current knowledge of the mechanisms underlying these co-infections between respiratory viruses (influenza viruses, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2) and bacteria, at both the physiological and immunological levels. This review also explores the importance of the microbiome and the pathological context in the evolution of these respiratory tract co-infections and presents the different in vitro and in vivo experimental models available. A better understanding of the complex functional interactions between vi-ruses/bacteria and host cells will allow the development of new, specific, and more effective diag-nostic and therapeutic approaches.

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