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
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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 +6 more
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Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease [PDF]
Paulo, Camargos +2 more
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Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Infectious Disease Epidemiology. [PDF]
Much of the intellectual tradition of modern epidemiology stems from efforts to understand and combat chronic diseases persisting through the 20th century epidemiologic transition of countries such as the United States and United Kingdom.
Lewnard, Joseph A, Reingold, Arthur L
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Decreases in Case‐Fatality and Mortality Rates for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Olmsted County, Minnesota, during 1995–2007: A Population‐Based Study [PDF]
Constantine Tsigrelis +5 more
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806Causes of Early and Late Mortality Following Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Hull and East Yorkshire, 2007-2009 [PDF]
Chloe Walsh +3 more
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Low Baseline Pneumococcal Antibody Titers Predict Specific Antibody Deficiency, Increased Upper Respiratory Infections, and Allergy Sensitization. [PDF]
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 +5 more
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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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Differential Occurrence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 11E Between Asymptomatic Carriage and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Isolates Reflects a Unique Model of Pathogen Microevolution [PDF]
J. J. Calix +4 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Paediatric Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Andalusia, Spain
Beatriz de Felipe +14 more
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