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A pediatric case series of invasive pneumococcal disease caused by S.Pneumonia serotype-19A despite full dose vaccination

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia and bacterial meningitis in children. Although pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are commonly available, invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) still remains a life ...
Burcu Ceylan Cura Yayla, Tugba Bedir Demirdag, Emine Akkuzu, Nursel Kara, Hasan Tezer, Anıl Tapisiz   +5 more
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Acquisition of pneumococci specific effector and regulatory Cd4+ T cells localising within human upper respiratory-tract mucosal lymphoid tissue [PDF]

, 2011
The upper respiratory tract mucosa is the location for commensal Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae colonization and therefore represents a major site of contact between host and bacteria.
AD Reynolds, AM Faria, C Jokinen, C Laine, C O'Mahony, Carlos Javier Orihuela, D Bogaert, DM Musher, EJ Novak, EK Mulholland, EM Laughlin, G Oldenhove, H Christensen, HM Foy, HW Lim, I Rudan, JC Paton, Jeffrey Pido-Lopez, JL Round, JN Stoop, K Wing, KA Robinson, L Strauss, L Weiss, M Hara, M Hussain, M Lipsitch, M Livingston, M Quigley, MJ Butte, MJ van Kempen, MW Mureithi, N Iikuni, Neil A. Williams, PC Hill, PR Myles, Q Zhang, Q Zhang, Q Zhang, R Austrian, R Malley, R Malley, RM Wong, Robert S. Heyderman, S Hori, S Paust, S Rapola, S Read, S Sakaguchi, S Sakaguchi, SE Sandner, SK Obaro, SQ Crome, T Sturniolo, T Takahashi, Timothy J. Mitchell, V Davenport, William W. Kwok, X Zhang, Y Belkaid, Y Cong, YJ Lu, Z Zhang   +62 more
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IL-17 can be protective or deleterious in murine pneumococcal pneumonia [PDF]

, 2018
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and the leading agent of childhood pneumonia deaths worldwide. Nasal colonization is an essential step prior to infection.
Bayes, Hannah K., Evans, Tom J., Mitchell, Tim J., Ritchie, Neil D., Ritchie, Ryan   +4 more
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Impact of COVID-19 Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on Pneumococcal Carriage Prevalence and Density in Vietnam

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to contain SARS-CoV-2 have decreased invasive pneumococcal disease. Previous studies have proposed the decline is due to reduced pneumococcal transmission or suppression of respiratory viruses, but the ...
Monica Larissa Nation, Sam Manna, Hau Phuc Tran, Cattram Duong Nguyen, Le Thi Tuong Vy, Doan Y. Uyen, Tran Linh Phuong, Vo Thi Trang Dai, Belinda Daniela Ortika, Ashleigh Christina Wee-Hee, Jemima Beissbarth, Jason Hinds, Kathryn Bright, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Thuong Vu Nguyen, Kim Mulholland, Beth Temple, Catherine Satzke   +17 more
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Nasopharyngeal bacterial load as a marker for rapid and easy diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease in children from Mozambique.

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundCurrent diagnostic methods for detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with suspected invasive pneumococcal disease have limitations of accuracy, timeliness, and patient convenience.
Pedro Brotons, Quique Bassat, Miguel Lanaspa, Desiree Henares, Amaresh Perez-Arguello, Lola Madrid, Reyes Balcells, Sozinho Acacio, Maria Andres-Franch, Maria Angeles Marcos, Ana Valero-Rello, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro   +11 more
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A Trial of a 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in HIV-Infected Adults. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading and serious coinfection in adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, particularly in Africa.
French, N, Gilks, CF, Gordon, SB, Longwe, H, Molyneux, ME, Mwafulirwa, G, Mwaiponya, M, Mwalukomo, T, White, SA, Zijlstra, EE   +9 more
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Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children, Catalonia, Spain

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
We analyzed the effect of COVID-19 on healthcare demand and invasive pneumococcal disease in children in Catalonia, Spain. Compared with 2018–2019, we noted large reductions in healthcare activities and incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in 2020.
Pilar Ciruela, Núria Soldevila, Juan José García-Garcia, Sebastià González-Peris, Alvaro Díaz-Conradi, Alba Redin, Belén Viñado, Conchita Izquierdo, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Angela Domínguez   +9 more
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Burden of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019
TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the article by Kent et al [1]. The authors note that the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in UK infants aged
Slack, Mary, Vyse, Andrew, Madhava, Harish, Ellsbury, Gillian, Czudek, Carole, Reinert, Ralf-Rene, Gessner, Bradford   +6 more
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Clinical and bacteriological characteristics of invasive pneumococcal disease after pneumococcal 10-valent conjugate vaccine implementation in Salvador, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Invasive pneumococcal disease is a relevant public health problem in Brazil, especially among children and the elderly. In July/2010 a 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced to the immunization schedule of Brazilian children under two ...
Carolina Regis Leite, Jailton Azevedo, Vivian Santos Galvão, Otávio Moreno-Carvalho, Joice Neves Reis, Cristiana Nascimento-Carvalho   +5 more
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Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

IDCases, 2018
Despite the dramatic decrease in invasive pneumococcal disease since the widespread use of the first pneumococcal vaccine, invasive and resistant disease still occurs.
Naomi Hauser, Miguel E. Cervera-Hernandez, John Lonks, Najam Zaidi   +3 more
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