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Trends and variations in the epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Kuwait 1987–2013
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2015 Summary: The introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine and conjugate pneumococcal vaccine into routine childhood vaccination in Kuwait has resulted in the emergence of Neisseria meningitidis as the leading cause of invasive ...
Entesar H. Husain +2 more
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Pneumococcal carriage, serotype distribution and risk factors in children with community-acquired pneumonia, 5 years after introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2019 Background: There is a scarcity of data on pneumococcal serotypes carried by children in Ethiopia. We studied pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage rate, serotypes, and risk factors among children with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Abebe, Workeabeba +7 more
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Expert Review of Vaccines, 2003 Conjugate vaccines in which the capsular polysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae type b, common serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and group C Neisseria meningitidis are covalently bound to a protein antigen to convert a T-cell-independent immune response into a T-cell-dependent response have proved highly effective in the prevention of invasive ...
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Evolution of conjugate vaccines
Expert Review of Vaccines, 2002 Conjugate vaccines--bacterial polysaccharides conjugated to proteins to improve their immunizing properties--have been a success story since their introduction less than 20 years ago. The Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine has nearly eliminated invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in large parts of the world.
P. Helena Mäkelä, Helena Käyhty
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Invasive pneumococcal disease in relation to vaccine type serotypes
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019 Since 1983 the world has been introduced to four vaccines combating disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. However, despite vaccination programs disease caused by S.
Paeton L. Wantuch, Fikri Y. Avci
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Adesão às novas vacinas conjugadas. Vacina anti-meningocócica e anti-pneumocócica.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2004 The new conjugate vaccines against group C meningococcal infection and pneumococcal infection were introduced in Portugal in 2001. In 2001/2002, the media published several alarming news on meningococcal disease and there was an increased demand of those
Laurinda De Queirós +3 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018 The control of meningitis, meningococcemia and other infections caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a significant global health challenge. Substantial progress has occurred in the last twenty years in meningococcal vaccine development and global ...
A. W. Dretler +2 more
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Opinion of Parents Regarding Conjugate Typhoid Vaccine
Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College, 2020 Objective : To study the opinion of parents regarding conjugate typhoid vaccine . Method : 400 parents bringing their kids for vaccination were enrolled for the study at the vaccination clinic of The Karachi Adventist Hospital .A cross sectional ...
M.Hanif Memon +6 more
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Preventive measures in infancy to reduce under-five mortality: a case-control study in The Gambia.
, 2009 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between child mortality and common preventive interventions: vaccination, trained birthing attendants, tetanus toxoid during pregnancy, breastfeeding and vitamin A supplementation. METHODS: Case-control study in
Adegbola, Richard A +8 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 The universal administration of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) had been demonstrated as an effective way to prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
Qian-qian Du +3 more
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