Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiome of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Ear and Nose Health and Disease-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiome of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Ear and Nose Health and Disease

Published:2021-10-31 Issue:2 Volume:9 Page:
ISSN:2165-0497
Container-title:Microbiology Spectrum
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Spectr

Author:

Coleman Andrea¹²,Zaugg Julian³,Wood Amanda⁴,Cottrell Kyra¹,Håkansson Eva Grahn⁵,Adams Jasmyn⁴,Brown Matthew⁴,Cervin Anders¹⁶,Bialasiewicz Seweryn³⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Australia

2. Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Australia

3. Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

4. Queensland Health Deadly Ears Program, Brisbane, Australia

5. Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

6. Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

7. Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia

Abstract

Recurring and chronic infections of the ear (OM) are disproportionately prevalent in disadvantaged communities across the globe and, in particular, within Indigenous communities. Despite numerous intervention strategies, OM persists as a major health issue and is the leading cause of preventable hearing loss.

Funder

Department of Health | National Health and Medical Research Council

Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/Spectrum.00367-21

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