Genetic diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing meningitis and sepsis in Singapore during the first year of PCV7 implementation [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2014 Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of sepsis, meningitis and respiratory disease worldwide. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have now been implemented in many countries worldwide, including Singapore.
Elita Jauneikaite +5 more
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Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Meningitis [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 Invasive pneumococcal disease declined among children and adults after the introduction of the pediatric heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in 2000, but its effect on pneumococcal meningitis is unclear.We examined trends in pneumococcal meningitis from 1998 through 2005 using active, population-based surveillance data from eight sites in
Heather E, Hsu +14 more
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Multi-serotype pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence in vaccine naïve Nepalese children, assessed using molecular serotyping. [PDF]
, 2015 Invasive pneumococcal disease is one of the major causes of death in young children in resource poor countries. Nasopharyngeal carriage studies provide insight into the local prevalence of circulating pneumococcal serotypes.
Adhikari, N +12 more
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A Trial of a 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in HIV-Infected Adults. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading and serious coinfection in adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, particularly in Africa.
French, N +9 more
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Pneumococcal serotypes in children in 4 European countries [PDF]
, 2010 After heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was marketed in France, Spain, Belgium, and England and Wales (United Kingdom), invasive disease from non-PCV7 serotypes (NVT) increased. Adjusted serotype-specific incidences among children
Fenoll, Asuncion +8 more
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Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Pneumonia Hospitalizations in High- and Low-Income Subpopulations in Brazil. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundPneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are being used worldwide. A key question is whether the impact of PCVs on pneumonia is similar in low- and high-income populations.
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Challenges in estimating the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines through surveillance [PDF]
, 2012 SCOPUS: re.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics ...
Hanquet, Germaine, Vergison, Anne
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015 Three years after a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was replaced by a 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the Netherlands, we observed a decrease in incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1,
Mirjam J. Knol +6 more
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A Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus: Recent Advances [PDF]
, 2020 Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a high burden of neonatal and infant disease globally. Implementing a vaccine for pregnant women is a promising strategy to prevent neonatal and infant GBS disease and has been identified as a priority by the World ...
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 The universal administration of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) had been demonstrated as an effective way to prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
Qian-qian Du +3 more
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