Results 41 to 50 of about 124,886 (246)

Influenza vaccination coverage of healthcare workers and residents and their determinants in nursing homes for elderly people in France: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health, 2010
Background Nursing home residents bear a substantial burden of influenza morbidity and mortality. Vaccination of residents and healthcare workers (HCWs) is the main strategy for prevention.
Guthmann Jean-Paul, Fonteneau Laure, Noël Delphine, Vaux Sophie, Lévy-Bruhl Daniel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing acceptance of influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), often complicated by influenza or pneumococcus, is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Vaccinations against influenza and pneumococcus are, but vaccination coverage in Thailand has not been ascertained ...
Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Jiranan Phadungwatthanachai   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Volatile Relay Biosensing and Mobile Phone Imaging for Detection of Influenza Virus

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Detection of volatile organic compounds is performed via a coupled enzymatic assay with mobile phone detection of the signal. Specific application demonstrated herein is the detection of influenza virus, across multiple levels of biological complexity, up to patient‐derived samples.
Dante G. Andersen, Josefine H. Jakobsen, Mikkel Høj Nielsen, Shreyans Chatterjee, Detlef Michel, Jan Münch, Rüdiger Gross, Alexander N. Zelikin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanomaterial Strategies for Pulmonary Delivery of Immunotherapeutics in Lung Cancer Treatment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Inhalable immunotherapeutic nanomedicines enable organ‐selective immune modulation by overcoming pulmonary delivery barriers and concentrating therapy within lung tumors. This Review defines how nanomaterial properties govern airway deposition, retention, cellular partitioning, and immune activation across vaccines, checkpoint blockade, STING agonists,
Han Zhang, Wei Tang
wiley   +1 more source

Review of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Policies, use and barriers

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Vaccination is the main control measure for influenza and its severe complications. To better understand the influenza vaccination situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, we conducted an extensive review of literature published between 2006 and ...
Hassan Zaraket, Nada Melhem, Mamunur Malik, Wasiq M. Khan, Ghassan Dbaibo, Abdinasir Abubakar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influenza vaccination uptake and its determinants during the 2019-2020 and early 2020-2021 flu seasons among migrants in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional survey

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
Influenza vaccination coverage has generally been low in mainland China. However, few studies have attempted to measure influenza vaccination coverage among internal migrants in China who are at an increased risk of influenza infections.
Kaiyi Han, Mark R. Francis, Aichen Xia, Ruiyun Zhang, Zhiyuan Hou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recombinant Influenza Vaccines [PDF]

Acta Naturae, 2012
This review covers the problems encountered in the construction and production of new recombinant influenza vaccines. New approaches to the development of influenza vaccines are investigated; they include reverse genetics methods, production of virus-like particles, and DNA- and viral vector-based vaccines.
Sedova, E., Shcherbinin, D., Migunov, A., Smirnov, Iu, Logunov, D., Shmarov, M., Tsybalova, L., Naroditskiĭ, B., Kiselev, O., Gintsburg, A.   +9 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Lignin Mimicking Protein Methylation Augments the Efficacy of FOLFOX Chemotherapy by Anchoring Thymidylate Synthase

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Lignin‐mimicking protein methylation can enhance the efficacy and mitigate the toxicity of the classic FOLFOX chemotherapy regimen. ABSTRACT FOLFOX has served as the standard chemotherapy regimen for advanced stages, specifically in the treatment of pancreatic, colorectal, and bladder cancers.
Shiyao Song, Yan‐Lai Tang, Xiaoting Liu, Jiayi Zhang, Chong Wu, Tang Li, Junhong Ye, Dianmin Xia, Yong Mei, Jingxuan Ma, Libin Huang, Xuequn Luo, Liheng Chen, Yanlin Qin, Weiling He   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reprogramming the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer via FAP‐Targeted Nanoprobes for Multimodal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Targeting cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) with fibroblast activation protein (FAP)‐directed nanoprobes for multimodal imaging and photothermal remodeling of the immunosuppressive microenvironment to enhance immunotherapy in triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Ling Zhan, Yanhong Chen, Jingjing Hu, Chunting Wang, Huanhuan Liu, Defan Yao, Dengbin Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influenza vaccination coverage and factors associated with severe laboratory-confirmed influenza-related illness in patients receiving care at a tertiary hospital in Catalonia (Spain) during the 2018-2019 epidemic season.

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionInfluenza vaccination rates in risk groups remain suboptimal. Evidence supporting a significant association between influenza vaccination and severe illness is limited.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of ...
Guillermo Mena, Irma Casas, Cristina Casañ, Mario Auñón, Lurdes Matas, Josep-Maria Mòdol, María Esteve   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source