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ABSTRACT During a vaccine development program, if the assay used to measure immunological endpoints is changed, ideally, a bridging study is performed to establish the relationship between results obtained with the new and previous assay. However, this is not always feasible, and when bridging study data are absent, this can limit the ability to use ...
Meike Adani +4 more
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What is the evidence for giving chemoprophylaxis to children or students attending the same preschool, school or college as a case of meningococcal disease? [PDF]
We performed a systematic literature review to assess the effectiveness of chemoprophylaxis for contacts of sporadic cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in educational settings.
Ackerman +30 more
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ABSTRACT Gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, represents an escalating global public health threat due to antimicrobial resistance. The current review explores diverse approaches around the globe to gonorrhea management across various settings, with a focus on diagnostic strategies, treatment practices ...
Andrei Tanasov +2 more
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Meningococcal disease: changes in epidemiology and prevention
Qiuzhi Chang,1 Yih-Ling Tzeng,2 David S Stephens1–31Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 2Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 3Laboratories of Microbial Pathogenesis, Department
Chang Q, Tzeng YL, Stephens DS
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This single‐center retrospective study of pediatric solid organ transplant recipients found that vaccine‐specific serologies were rarely utilized to guide post‐transplant vaccination practices. Additionally, older age at the time of transplant, private insurance, and heart transplantation were identified as risk factors for delayed and incomplete non ...
Adam Z. Blatt +3 more
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Vaccination in emergencies. [PDF]
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are the main actors of vaccine delivery during complex humanitarian emergencies such as large population displacements.
Paquet, C
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ABSTRACT There is limited information regarding the contemporary real‐world clinical and financial burden of Medicaid enrollees with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the United States. Using the IBM MarketScan Medicaid database (7/2016–12/2020), individuals with ≥ 3 SCD diagnoses were matched 1:1 on age, gender, and race to individuals without SCD ...
Giovanna Tedesco Barcelos +4 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF VACCINE POLICIES
Meningococcal disease is characterized by a marked variation in incidence and serogroup distribution by region and over time. In several European countries, Canada and Australia, immunization programs, including universal vaccination of infants or ...
Marco AP Safadi, E David G Mcintosh
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Preventive measures in infancy to reduce under-five mortality: a case-control study in The Gambia.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between child mortality and common preventive interventions: vaccination, trained birthing attendants, tetanus toxoid during pregnancy, breastfeeding and vitamin A supplementation. METHODS: Case-control study in
Adegbola, Richard A +8 more
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ABSTRACT Iptacopan is a first‐in‐class, oral, selective inhibitor of complement factor B that has demonstrated positive efficacy across several complement‐driven diseases. Here we evaluate the efficacy and safety of iptacopan monotherapy in adult patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and primary cold agglutinin disease (CAD). We performed
Alexander Röth +13 more
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