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Passive immunization with specific egg yolk antibodies (immunoglobulin Y, IgY) is emerging as a promising alternative to antibiotics to control bacterial infections.
Ximin Zeng+7 more
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Overview of the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Pipeline: Current Status and Future Plans
Typhoid fever remains a common and serious disease in populations that live in low- and middle-income countries. Treatment usually consists of antibiotics, but problems with drug-resistant strains have been increasing in endemic countries, making ...
S. Sahastrabuddhe, Tarun Saluja
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In a previous phase 3 clinical trial, a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) induced robust immune responses in participants aged 2 years and older.
Lili Huang+12 more
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Severe polyserositis induced by the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a case report
Background The United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends administration of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in series with the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for prevention of pneumonia in the ...
Pierre Tawfik+2 more
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Opinion of Parents Regarding Conjugate Typhoid Vaccine
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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Invasive pneumococcal disease in relation to vaccine type serotypes
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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Preventive measures in infancy to reduce under-five mortality: a case-control study in The Gambia.
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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Molecular epidemiology of pneumococci obtained from Gambian children aged 2-29 months with invasive pneumococcal disease during a trial of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The study describes the molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in Gambian children METHODS: One hundred and thirty-two S. pneumoniae isolates were recovered from children aged 2-29 months during the course
Adegbola, Richard A+14 more
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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
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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