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Last published 2026
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Matthew S. Kelly

High Impact

Section Chief, Infectious Diseases

Faculty Researcher

COM | Peds Infectious Diseases

26 h-index 131 pubs 2,030 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Male
  • Child
  • Infant
  • Microbiota
  • COVID-19
  • Child, Preschool
  • Botswana
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pneumococcal Infections
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Adolescent

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Matthew S. Kelly's research focuses on microbial communities and their role in human health, particularly in the context of infectious diseases and the immune response. He has investigated changes in the nasopharyngeal microbiome and their association with SARS-CoV-2 infection severity in children and adolescents. His work also includes exploring the potential of specific bacteria, such as *Dolosigranulum pigrum*, as nasal probiotics to reduce the risk of colonization by other pathogens, like *Streptococcus pneumoniae*.

Kelly also studies viral infections and vaccine efficacy. He has examined durable neutralizing antibody responses in children and adolescents following asymptomatic or mild SARS-CoV-2 infection and evaluated recombinant live-attenuated RSV vaccines in seronegative children. His research extends to other patient populations, including investigations into risk factors for CMV viremia and treatment-associated adverse events among pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.

With a career marked by extensive publications and citations, Kelly leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His work contributes to understanding host-pathogen interactions, the impact of the microbiome on disease susceptibility, and the development of potential preventative strategies for infectious diseases.

Metrics

  • h-index: 26
  • Publications: 131
  • Citations: 2,030

Selected Publications

  • Health Utilities Associated with Pneumococcal Diseases in Children and Adults: A Targeted Literature Review and Meta-analysis (2026)
    PharmacoEconomics - Open DOI OpenAlex
  • Early life factors documented in electronic health records predict recurrent acute otitis media (2026)
    medRxiv DOI OpenAlex
  • Indirect Effects in Health Economic Models of Vaccines: Should We Include Them, and How Do We Model Them? (2026)
    Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • P-484. Global Economic Burden Of Pneumococcal Disease In Children — Lessons Learned From Economic Evaluations Of Pneumococcal Vaccines (2026)
    Open Forum Infectious Diseases DOI OpenAlex
  • Indirect comparison of the immunogenicity of 15-valent and 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in children using a 2+1 schedule (2025)
    Expert Review of Vaccines 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pediatric T cell and B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection (2025)
    JCI Insight 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Alterations of the Upper Respiratory Microbiome Among Children Living With HIV Infection in Botswana (2025)
    The Journal of Infectious Diseases DOI OpenAlex
  • Corynebacterium rhinophilum sp. nov. isolated from the human upper respiratory tract (2025)
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY DOI OpenAlex

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