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The Economic Case for Expanding Vaccination Coverage of Children [PDF]
While childhood vaccination programs, such as WHO’s Expanded Program on Immunization, have had a dramatic impact on child morbidity and mortality worldwide, lack of coverage with several existing vaccines is responsible for large numbers of child deaths ...
Lois Privor-Dumm +7 more
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The alveolar microenvironment of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus does not modify alveolar macrophage interactions with Streptococcus pneumoniae. [PDF]
We tested the hypothesis that HIV infection results in activation of alveolar macrophages and that this might be associated with impaired defense against pneumococcus. We compared alveolar macrophages and lymphocytes in 131 bronchoalveolar lavage samples
Pridmore, Alison +17 more
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Meningite a Haemophilus influenzae na adolescência.
A 13-year-old girl presented with a one-day history of severe and persistent headache, high fever, vomiting and nuchal rigidity. Previous history of cranial traumatism when she was six and hypoacusis since she was an infant.
Vera Silva +4 more
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We have recently described 95 predicted alpha-helical coiled-coil peptides derived from putative Plasmodium falciparum erythrocytic stage proteins. Seventy peptides recognized with the highest level of prevalence by sera from three endemic areas were ...
Bejon, P. +31 more
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Population-based Surveillance for Bacterial Meningitis in China, September 2006–December 2009
During September 2006–December 2009, we conducted active population and sentinel laboratory–based surveillance for bacterial meningitis pathogens, including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae type b, in 4 China ...
Yixing Li +17 more
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Ter voorkoming van sterfte, morbiditeit en blijvende schade als gevolg van invasieve Hib-infecties heeft de Gezondheidsraad geadviseerd vaccinatie tegen Hib in het Rijksvaccinatieprogramma op te nemen, hetgeen in 1993 is gerealiseerd.
Suijkerbuijk AWM +4 more
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Identification of the serotypes of bacterial meningitis agents; implication for vaccine usage
Background and Objectives: Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infections and should be treated as emergency. As it has significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world, every country should have precise information regarding the ...
Mohammad Mehdi Attarpour-Yazdi +3 more
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Group A Streptococcus Meningitis, United States, 1997–2022
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes a variety of diseases in humans but is not widely appreciated as a cause of meningitis. During 1997–2022, ten sites participating in the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance network in the United States identified GAS ...
Paulina A. Hawkins +25 more
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The spectrum of meningitis pathogens differs depending on the age of patients and the geographic region, amongst other. Although meningitis vaccination programs have led to the reduction of incidence rates, an imbalance between low- and high-income ...
Storz, Corinna;Schutz, Cornelia;Tluway, Anthony;Matuja, William;Schmutzhard, Erich;Winkler, Andrea S
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