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Outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease among shipyard workers, Turku, Finland, May to November 2019

open access: yesEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2019
We report an outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia among shipyard workers, in Turku, Southwest Finland. In total, 31 confirmed and six probable cases were identified between 3 May and 28 November 2019.
Marius Linkevicius   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Herd effects of child vaccination with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumococcal non-invasive community-acquired pneumonia: What is the evidence?

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017
Quantification of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) herd effects are mainly performed on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) but there is conflicting evidence regarding herd effects of PCVs on non-IPD pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia.
Cornelis H. van Werkhoven
doaj   +1 more source

PSGL-1 on Leukocytes is a Critical Component of the Host Immune Response against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.

open access: yesPLoS Pathogens, 2016
Bacterial uptake by phagocytic cells is a vital event in the clearance of invading pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae. A major role of the P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) on leukocytes against invasive pneumococcal disease is described ...
Elisa Ramos-Sevillano   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric cases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 3

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), leading to high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although nonvaccine serotypes constitute a major issue in the aspect of invasive pneumococcal disease, serotypes included in PCV13 ...
Aslinur Ozkaya-Parlakay   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasive pneumococcal disease caused by mucoid serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae: a case report and literature review [PDF]

open access: gold, 2017
N. Sugimoto   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

Vaccination in Adults with 23 valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine –ABC: Awareness, Benefits and Clinical Aspects

open access: yesGlobal Journal of Medicine and Public Health
Pneumococcus is an important cause of community acquired pneumonia and the commonest cause of community acquired bacterial pneumonia. It also causes invasive pneumococcal disease that increases hospitalization rates, economic burden, morbidity and ...
Salil Bendre   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Epidemic of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, Western Canada, 2005–2009

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
In Canada before 2005, large outbreaks of pneumococcal disease, including invasive pneumococcal disease caused by serotype 5, were rare. Since then, an epidemic of serotype 5 invasive pneumococcal disease was reported: 52 cases during 2005, 393 during ...
Gregory J. Tyrrell   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The burden of pneumococcal disease in children less than 5 years of age in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

open access: yesAnnals of Saudi Medicine, 2011
Background and Objective: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in both developing and industrialized countries, especially among young children and in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals.
Howidi Mohammad   +2 more
doaj  

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