Factors associated with pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage: A systematic review [PDF]
PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 Pneumococcal disease is a major contributor to global childhood morbidity and mortality and is more common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) than in high-income countries.
Eleanor Frances Georgina Neal +3 more
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Antibiotic Resistance of Haemophilus influenzae in Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Children with Acute Otitis Media and in Middle Ear Fluid from Otorrhea [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2023 Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is one of the leading bacteria implicated in childhood acute otitis media (AOM). Recent concerns have been raised about the emergence of Hi-resistant strains.
Zein Assad +9 more
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundStreptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, causing bacteremic pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis, and other invasive pneumococcal diseases.
Martín Brizuela +9 more
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae, its associated factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among school children in Babile district, eastern Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundStreptococcus pneumoniae colonization is a growing concern globally, including in Ethiopia. School-aged children are a key reservoir that can lead to endogenous infections and a potential source for the transmission in the community.
Fuad Abdi Mohammed +3 more
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Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Microbiota Profiles in Preschool Children in South East Poland [PDF]
Vaccines, 2022 In 2017, Poland introduced the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into its national immunization schedule. This prospective study was conducted between March and June 2020 to determine the impact of vaccination on prevalence of the ...
Karolina Kielbik +8 more
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Mihret Tilahun,1 Mesfin Fiseha,1 Endris Ebrahim,1 Seada Ali,1 Melaku Ashagrie Belete,1 Abdurahaman Seid,1 Wondmagegn Demsiss,1 Alemu Gedefie,1 Selamyhun Tadesse,2 Chernet Belayhun3 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Brazilian children: Interplay with viral co-infection. [PDF]
PLoS ONENasopharyngeal transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a prerequisite for the development of pneumococcal diseases. Previous studies have reported a relationship between respiratory viruses and S. pneumoniae infections. However, there are few studies
Kauana Pizzutti +15 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 We previously reported trends in pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in the post-PCV13 era as detected by conventional culture methods. Our current aim is to assess if there are fundamental differences in the clinical and demographic features of ...
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MethodsX, 2021 Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. The ten valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10) was introduced in Pakistan's Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 2012 as a 3 + 0 schedule without catchup immunization ...
Muhammad Imran Nisar +12 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 BackgroundThe specificity of molecular methods for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage is under debate. We propose a procedure for carriage surveillance and vaccine impact studies that increases the accuracy of molecular detection of live ...
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