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Invasive pneumococcal disease in North Queensland, 2001

Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2002
This report provides information on the 93 locally-acquired cases of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) notified in children and adults in north Queensland in 2001. Indigenous people represented 38 (41%) cases. Almost half (45) of all cases were in children under 15 years of age, 20 (44%) of these were in children less than 2 years of age and 20 (44%)
Susan L, Hills, Jeffrey N, Hanna, Denise, Murphy   +2 more
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Pediatric cases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 3

Human 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, Meltem Polat, Belgin Gulhan, Saliha Kanik-Yuksek, Hasan Tezer, Selin Nar-Otgun   +5 more
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PSGL-1 on Leukocytes is a Critical Component of the Host Immune Response against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.

PLoS 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, Ana Urzainqui, Belén de Andrés, Rafael González-Tajuelo, Mirian Domenech, Fernando González-Camacho, Francisco Sánchez-Madrid, Jeremy S Brown, Ernesto García, Jose Yuste   +9 more
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Vaccination in Adults with 23 valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine –ABC: Awareness, Benefits and Clinical Aspects

Global 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, Vikrant Tari, Varsha Narayanan   +2 more
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The burden of pneumococcal disease in children less than 5 years of age in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Annals 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, Muhsin Haider, Rajah Jaishen   +2 more
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Invasive pneumococcal disease caused by non-vaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 24B in an immunocompetent child

Radiology Case Reports
Invasive pneumococcal disease typically occurs in immunocompromised patients, although some vaccine strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae have been reported to cause invasive pneumococcal disease in immunocompetent vaccine recipients.
Naotaka Tamai, MD, Masayoshi Shinjoh, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Oikawa, MD, Riku Hamada, MD, Tomohiro Morio, MD, PhD, Goro Koinuma, MD, Takao Takahashi, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease [PDF]

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2021
Paulo, Camargos, Eliane, Drumond, Cristiana M, Nascimento-Carvalho   +2 more
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Low Baseline Pneumococcal Antibody Titers Predict Specific Antibody Deficiency, Increased Upper Respiratory Infections, and Allergy Sensitization. [PDF]

, 2020
Background:Inadequate titers of pneumococcal antibody (PA) are commonly present among patients with recurrent respiratory infections. Objective:We sought to determine the effect of the degree of inadequacy in baseline PA titers on the subsequent ...
Chernikova, Diana, Estevez, Dennys, Hernandez, Francesca, Sakai-Bizmark, Rie, Song, Charles H, Stiehm, Richard   +5 more
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Serotype distribution of invasive and non-invasive pneumococcal disease in adults ≥65 years of age following the introduction of 10- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in infant national immunization programs: a systematic literature review

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionDespite the widespread implementation of 10- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in infant national immunization programs and anticipated herd effects, pneumococcal disease incidence remains relatively high among older adults.
Patricia Izurieta, Dorota Borys
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Lack of an association between spleen volume and risk of pneumococcal infection in cancer patients: a nested case-control study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The spleen is a key organ in preventing pneumococcal infection, especially in patients with immunocompromised condition such as those with cancer.
Ibuki Kurihara, Hajime Yamazaki, Sakura Kato, Noriko Oyama-Manabe, Hitoshi Sugawara   +4 more
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