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Vaccinal Prevention of Pneumococcal Infection in Children

Педиатрическая фармакология, 2015
It is known that before vaccination had been widely introduced pneumococcal infection was the cause of death of more than 1.5 mn people around the world annually, 40% of whom were infants.
A. A. Baranov, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, N. I. Briko, Y. V. Lobzin, V. K. Tatochenko, S. M. Kharit, M. V. Fedoseyenko, E. A. Vishnyova, L. R. Selimzyanova   +8 more
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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection: Etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis and immunoprophylaxis

The Veterinary Journal, 2015
Highlights • The etiology and epidemiology of PEDV are described.• The disease mechanisms and pathogenesis of PEDV are reviewed.• Epidemic PED versus endemic PED are demonstrated.• Immunoprophylaxis as a preventive strategy is discussed.
K. Jung, L. Saif
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Early estimates of nirsevimab immunoprophylaxis effectiveness against hospital admission for respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in infants, Spain, October 2023 to January 2024

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
The monoclonal antibody nirsevimab was at least 70% effective in preventing hospitalisations in infants with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Spain (Oct 2023–Jan 2024), where a universal ...
Mónica López-Lacort, Cintia Muñoz‐Quiles, A. Mira‐Iglesias, F. López-Labrador, Beatriz Mengual‐Chuliá, C. Fernández-García, M. Carballido-Fernández, Ana Pineda-Caplliure, J. Mollar‐Maseres, Maruan Shalabi Benavent, F. Sanz-Herrero, Matilde Zornoza-Moreno, Jaime Pérez-Martín, Santiago Alfayate-Miguelez, Rocío Pérez Crespo, Encarnación Bastida Sánchez, A. Menasalvas-Ruiz, Mª Cinta Téllez-González, Samuel Esquiva Soto, Carlos Del Toro Saravia, Iván Sanz-Muñoz, J. M. Eiros, Vanesa Matías del Pozo, Marina Toquero-Asensi, E. Pastor-Villalba, J. Lluch-Rodrigo, Javier Díez-Domingo, Alejandro Orrico-Sánchez   +27 more
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Quasispecies characteristic in “a” determinant region is a potential predictor for the risk of immunoprophylaxis failure of mother-to-child-transmission of sub-genotype C2 hepatitis B virus: a prospective nested case–control study

Gut, 2019
Objective This study was performed to explore the correlation between the characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) quasispecies in HBV-infected pregnant women and the risk of immunoprophylaxis failure for their infants.
Yiwei Xiao, Kuixia Sun, Z. Duan, Zhixiu Liu, Yi Li, Ling Yan, Yarong Song, Huai-bin Zou, Z. Hui, Jie Wang, Jie Li   +10 more
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Seroepidemiological study of pertussis in Henan Province, China, and prediction of the effectiveness of a new immunization strategy

Biosafety and Health
The study objectives were to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of pertussis in Henan Province, China, and to evaluate the impact of pertussis vaccination strategy adjustments on population infection rates. A retrospective analysis was conducted
Yuting Tang, Qian Liu, Jiangnan Kong, Daxing Feng, Qiaohua Dou, Yonghao Guo   +5 more
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Leprosy in children

Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2019
Children are believed to be the most vulnerable group to infection with Mycobacterium leprae due to their immature or nascent immunity and exposure to intrafamilial contacts.
Tarun Narang, Bhushan Kumar
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Timely Birth Dose Vaccine to Prevent Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Single Center Experience on the Road to the WHO Elimination Goals in Italy

Vaccines, 2021
Italy was one of the first industrialized countries to implement a program of routine vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, currently, no HBV vaccine is administered at birth if the screened mother is HBsAg negative, whilst ...
Michele Pinon, Laura Giugliano, Emanuele Nicastro, Omar Kakaa, Alessandra Coscia, Caterina Carbonara, Lorenzo D’Antiga, Pier Luigi Calvo   +7 more
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Effectiveness of nirsevimab immunoprophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus-related outcomes in hospital and primary care settings: a retrospective cohort study in infants in Catalonia (Spain)

Archives of Disease in Childhood
Background In Catalonia, infants under 6 months old were eligible to receive nirsevimab, a novel monoclonal antibody against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
E. Coma, Montse Martínez-Marcos, Eduardo Hermosilla, J. Mendioroz, Anna Reñé, F. Fina, A. Perramon-Malavez, Clara Prats, Glòria Cereza, P. Ciruela, Valentí Pineda, Andrés Antón, Gemma Ricós-Furió, A. Soriano-Arandes,, Carmen Cabezas   +14 more
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Pertussis: treatment goals and prevention options

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2018
The article deals with the questions of rational therapy and immunoprophylaxis of pertussis. It is shown that antibiotics can suppress cough only in incubational period and at prodromal stage as a result of B.pertussis eradication. At the spasmodic stage
V.V. Mavrutenkov, S.A. Kramarov
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Vectored immunoprophylaxis protects humanized mice from mucosal HIV transmission [PDF]

, 2014
Delivery of HIV-specific neutralizing antibodies by adeno-associated virus vectors—termed vectored immunoprophylaxis (VIP)—has been shown to protect mice or macaques from intravenous infection by HIV or SIV, respectively.
Yong Ouyang, Joyce Chen, Balazs, Alejandro B, Baltimore, David, Dong Sung An, Ouyang, Yong, Nguyen, Steven M, Rao, Dinesh S, Chen, Joyce, Dinesh S Rao, Hong, Christin M, Christin M Hong, Steven M Nguyen, Alejandro B Balazs, David Baltimore, An, Dong Sung   +15 more
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