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Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Pneumococcal Meningitis, England and Wales, July 1, 2000–June 30, 2016

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
We describe the effects of the 7-valent (PCV7) and 13-valent (PCV13) pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on pneumococcal meningitis in England and Wales during July 1, 2000–June 30, 2016.
G. Oligbu, S. Collins, Abdelmajid Djennad, C. Sheppard, N. Fry, N. Andrews, R. Borrow, M. Ramsay, S. Ladhani   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Birthing on one's own terms: Reframing delivery mode choice within reproductive justice in Switzerland

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract A core principle of reproductive justice (RJ) is the right to have children under one's chosen conditions, emphasizing bodily autonomy. While RJ focuses on equitable access to parenthood, the choice of delivery mode is rarely analyzed through this lens.
Caroline Chautems
wiley   +1 more source

Healthcare seeking behaviour for common infectious syndromes among people in three administrative regions of Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015: a cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: hospital-based surveillance programs only capture people presenting to facilities and may underestimate disease burden. We conducted a healthcare utilisation survey to characterise healthcare-seeking behaviour among people with common ...
Relebogile Mapuroma, Cheryl Cohen, Lazarus Kuonza, Alfred Musekiwa, Stefano Tempia, Akhona Tshangela, Claire von Mollendorf   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phylogenetic relationships and regional spread of meningococcal strains in the meningitis belt, 2011–2016Research in context

EBioMedicine, 2019
Background: Historically, the major cause of meningococcal epidemics in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa has been Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA), but the incidence has been substantially reduced since the introduction of a serogroup A ...
Nadav Topaz, Dominique A. Caugant, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Ola Brønstad Brynildsrud, Nadia Debech, Eva Hong, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Rasmata Ouédraogo, Sani Ousmane, Kadidja Gamougame, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Seydou Diarra, LeAnne M. Fox, Xin Wang   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic dissection of the 1994 Cronobacter sakazakii outbreak in a French neonatal intensive care unit [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Cronobacter sakazakii is a member of the genus Cronobacter that has frequently been isolated from powdered infant formula (PIF) and linked with rare but fatal neonatal infections such as meningitis and necrotising enterocolitis.
Dickins, B, Farbos, A, Forsythe, S, Masood, N, McNally, A, Moore, K, Paszkiewicz, K   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Targeting the complement system in bacterial meningitis

Brain : a journal of neurology, 2019
Morbidity and mortality in bacterial meningitis are driven by an uncontrolled host inflammatory response. Koelman et al. evaluate the detrimental role of the complement system in spurring this inflammation, and conclude that anaphylatoxin C5a is a ...
D. Koelman, M. Brouwer, D. van de Beek
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Anti‐Inflammatory Effects of Flavonoids in Otitis Media: A Systematic Review of Pre‐Clinical Evidence

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
Otitis media (OM) is a middle ear infection driven by chronic inflammation, leading to tissue damage and complications such as cholesteatoma. Flavonoids, a class of polyphenols with anti‐inflammatory properties, suppress key inflammatory mediators, reducing neutrophilic infiltration and mucosal thickening. These findings suggest flavonoids as potential
Madiha Ajaz, Ayesha Zahid, Hazrat Ismail, Misbah Ajaz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Draft genome sequence of the earliest Cronobacter sakazakii sequence type 4 strain, NCIMB 8272 [PDF]

, 2013
The Cronobacter sakazakii clonal lineage defined as sequence type 4 (ST4) is associated with severe cases of neonatal meningitis and persistence in powdered infant formula.
Dickins, B, Farbos, A, Forsythe, S, Hariri, S, Masood, N, McNally, A, Moore, K, Paszckiewicz, K   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Cryptococcal meningitis complicating sarcoidosis

Medicine, 2016
Background:Cryptococcal meningitis is an uncommon but severe complication of sarcoidosis. Methods:We present 2 patients with cryptococcal meningitis complicating sarcoidosis and compared findings with 38 cases reported in the literature.
S. Leonhard, D. Fritz, D. van de Beek, M. Brouwer   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Safety and Efficacy Findings From a Phase Ib/II Study of ASP‐1929 Photoimmunotherapy With Pembrolizumab in Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background ASP‐1929 photoimmunotherapy—cetuximab conjugated to IRDye 700DX and red light (690 nm) for localized drug activation—results in rapid, selective cell killing. Methods This phase Ib/II open‐label study evaluated ASP‐1929 photoimmunotherapy plus pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent/metastatic HNSCC (≥ 1 accessible lesion, PD‐L1 ...
David M. Cognetti, Joseph M. Curry, Jennifer Johnson, Michael Kwon, Shirley Y. Su, Francisco Civantos, Coral Olazagasti, Joseph Valentino, Susanne M. Arnold, R. Bryan Bell, Michael K. Gibson, Kyle Mannion, Kathryn M. Van Abel, Katharine A. Price, Haiying Dong, Amy H. Thorne, Toshiaki Suzuki, Ann M. Gillenwater   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source