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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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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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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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Experimental pneumococcal carriage in people living with HIV in Malawi: the first controlled human infection model in a key at-risk population [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research
Background: As well as suffering a high burden of pneumococcal disease people living with HIV (PLHIV) may contribute to community transmission in sub-Saharan African (sSA) settings.
Joseph Phiri, Anthony Chirwa, Klara Doherty, Neema Toto, Jesús Reiné, Vitumbiko S. Nkhoma, Dingase Dula, Lumbani Makhaza, John Ndaferankhande, Daniela M Ferreira, Peter Banda, Stephen B Gordon, Tarsizio Chikaonda, Kondwani Jambo, Edna Nsomba, Raphael Kamng'ona   +15 more
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Severe Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Two Siblings: Austrian Syndrome and Infected Aortic Aneurysm. [PDF]

Infect Dis Rep
Monteiro CV, Santos CP, Silva M, Rebelo S, Martins A, Santos L, Valdoleiros SR.   +6 more
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Lineage Dynamics and Risk Factors Underlying Serotype 4 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Spain. [PDF]

J Infect Dis
Pérez-García C, Llorente J, Aguirre Alastuey ME, Llamosí M, Gil-Prieto R, Laghlali G, El-Ayache F, Yan V, Schotsaert M, Del Diego-Salas J, Cisneros JM, García-Sastre A, Domenech M, Sempere J, Yuste J.   +14 more
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Advances in the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in childhood. [PDF]

Respir Res Clin Pract
Noethen JM, Hanel MPC, Dorneles ABT, Pinto LA, Scotta MC.   +4 more
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