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Invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia, 2002

Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2003
There were 2,271 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) notified to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System in Australia in 2002; a rate of 11.5 cases per 100,000 population. The notification rate varied between states and territories and by geographical region with the highest rates in the north of the country. Invasive pneumococcal
Paul, Roche, Vicki, Krause, Ross, Andrews, Louise, Carter, David, Coleman, Heather, Cook, Megan, Counahan, Carolien, Giele, Robyn, Gilmore, Sharon, Hart, Robyn, Pugh, Geoff, Hogg, Denise, Murphy, Michael, Watson   +13 more
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Hepatitis B Virus, Pneumococcal, Diphtheria, and Tetanus Vaccination Responses in Compensated Cirrhosis

Liver International, Volume 46, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Cirrhosis favours infections that can lead to liver decompensation and death. Some of these infections can be prevented by vaccination. This study aimed to evaluate the immune response after HBV, pneumococcal, diphtheria, and tetanus vaccination in cirrhotic patients.
Vincent Haghnejad, Mélissa Lucas, Lucie Chevrier, Hélène Jeulin, Isabela Quilici, Sébastien Daude, Mouni Bensenane‐Oussalah, Nicolas Jacquinot, Evelyne Schvoerer, Frederic Batteux, Jean Pierre Bronowicki   +10 more
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The Hajj 2019 Vaccine Requirements and Possible New Challenges [PDF]

, 2019
Each year millions of pilgrims perform the annual Hajj from more than 180 countries around the world. This is one of the largest mass gathering events and may result in the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.
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Will Extended‐Valency Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Offer Enhanced Coverage Against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease for At‐Risk Children?

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
Robert Cohen, Corinne Levy, Naim Ouldali, Stéphane Béchet, Aude Estivaux, André Birgy, Isabelle Hau, IPD Study Group, Emmanuelle Varon   +8 more
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Creative and Adaptive Solutions for Early Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease in Sub‐Saharan Africa

American Journal of Hematology, Volume 101, Issue S1, Page 17-32, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Many of the children with sickle cell disease born in sub‐Saharan Africa remain undiagnosed and untreated. Increasing capacity and infrastructure to support diagnostic and screening programs in high income countries have enabled near universal survival into adulthood.
Luke R. Smart, Catherine I. Segbefia, Isaac Odame   +2 more
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Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Ugandan children with Sickle Cell Disease [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundNasopharyngeal carriage ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeis a determinant for invasive pneumococcal disease, which often complicates homozygous sickle cell disease. Here, we determined the nasopharyngeal carriage rate ofS.
David P Kateete, Henry Kajumbula, Deogratias H Kaddu-Mulindwa, Augustine K Ssevviri   +3 more
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Why, Immunologically, Housing‐Related Fungi and Endotoxins (and Other Chronic Pro‐Inflammatory Stressors) Risk Latent Tuberculosis Reactivation, Severe Asthma, and Translocating and Invasive Infections in Indigenous Communities in Canada

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Type 1/M1/TH1 and type 3/M1/TH17 pro‐inflammatory switches are risks for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) reactivation and ongoing infection transmission. This paper considers the heavy toll of reactivation risk in Indigenous communities in Canada and the chronic, everyday pro‐inflammatory stressors connected with type 3/M1/TH17 immune ...
Stacie Burke
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Pneumococcal hemolytic uremic syndrome and steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome [PDF]

, 2016
Pneumococcal-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (pHUS) is a rare but severe complication of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
Davis, T. Keefe, Groves, Andrew P, Reich, Patrick, Sigdel, Binayak   +3 more
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Preventing Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children [PDF]

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2003
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major bacterial cause of sepsis, meningitis, and otitis media in infants and young children. In 1999, the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Network reported a rate of invasive pneumococcal disease of 165.7 per 100,000 in children younger than 1 year old and a rate ...
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Destroyed Lung Syndrome—A Devastating and Neglected Consequence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Case Series From a Low‐Resource Setting in Ghana

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
Post‐pulmonary TB destroyed lung syndrome. ABSTRACT Tuberculous destroyed lung syndrome is a devastating and often neglected sequela of pulmonary tuberculosis. It has significant adverse effects on the quality of life of affected patients. This case series aims to raise awareness among clinicians and to emphasize the need for multifaceted preventive ...
Prosper Adjei, Kingsley Owusu Manu, Samuel Kyeremeh Adjei, Theophilus Nyamekye Yeboah, Bridget Maame Kweenuwa Ansah, Daniel Kwabena Asare, Fatimata Musah, Safura Alhassan   +7 more
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