Differences in Bacterial Colonization and Mucosal Responses between High and Low SES Children in Indonesia

Abstract

Increased densities of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae were observed in low SES children, whereas IL-6 levels associated with colonization were reduced in these children, indicating that immune responses to bacterial colonization were altered by SES.

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