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Adesão às novas vacinas conjugadas. Vacina anti-meningocócica e anti-pneumocócica.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2004
The new conjugate vaccines against group C meningococcal infection and pneumococcal infection were introduced in Portugal in 2001. In 2001/2002, the media published several alarming news on meningococcal disease and there was an increased demand of those
Laurinda De Queirós, Luis Castro, Maria Carmo Ferreira, Guilherme Gonçalves   +3 more
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Molecular epidemiology of pneumococci obtained from Gambian children aged 2-29 months with invasive pneumococcal disease during a trial of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: The study describes the molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in Gambian children METHODS: One hundred and thirty-two S. pneumoniae isolates were recovered from children aged 2-29 months during the course
Adegbola, Richard A, Antonio, Martin, Awine, Tim, Biney, Ekow, Cutts, Felicity, Dada-Adegbola, Hannah, Enwere, Godwin, Greenwood, Brian M, O'Callaghan, John, Okoko, Brown, Oluwalana, Claire, Pfluger, Valentin, Pluschke, Gerd, Vaughan, Adeola, Zaman, Syed Ma   +14 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 ...
Carreras-Abad, C, Heath, PT, Le Doare, K, Ramkhelawon, L   +3 more
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A brief history of and future prospects for pneumococcal vaccination in Malaysia

Pneumonia, 2023
Pneumococcal pneumonia remains a significant global public health issue. Malaysia has recently added the 10 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to its national immunisation programme.
Alex J. J. Lister, Evelin Dombay, David W. Cleary, Lokman H. Sulaiman, Stuart C. Clarke   +4 more
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Monitoring the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines into West Africa: design and implementation of a population-based surveillance system. [PDF]

, 2012
Routine use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in developing countries is expected to lead to a significant reduction in childhood deaths. However, PCVs have been associated with replacement disease with non-vaccine serotypes.
Adegbola, Richard A, Akinsola, Bolanle, Baldeh, Ignatius, Greenwood, Brian M, Hill, Philip C, Howie, Stephen RC, Ikumapayi, Usman N, Jasseh, Momodou, Knoll, Maria Deloria, Lee, Ellen, Levine, Orin S, Mackenzie, Grant A, Plumb, Ian D, Saha, Debasish, Sambou, Sana, Touray, Kebba, Uchendu, Uchendu, Usuf, Effua, Wattiaux, Andre   +18 more
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Uptake of Pneumococcal Vaccines Among U.S. Adults After 2022 Update to Recommendations

AJPM Focus
Introduction: Updated recommendations for adult pneumococcal vaccination in the U.S. (publication date: January 27, 2022) incorporated 2 new vaccines (15- and 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines), removed 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ...
Ahuva Averin, MPP, Jeffrey Vietri, PhD, Adriano Arguedas Mohs, MD, Sarah J. Willis, PhD, MPH, Alexander Lonshteyn, PhD, Derek Weycker, PhD   +5 more
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EXPERIENCE OF APPLICATION AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF THE 13-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE IN UNDER-5 CHILDREN

Педиатрическая фармакология, 2014
Compulsory use of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the framework of national pediatric immunization schedules of the developed countries resulted in significant decrease in the prevalence of the pneumococcal infections induced by the ...
M. V. Fedoseenko, D. A. Novikova, N. E. Tkachenko, M. I. Broeva, T. A. Grechukha, A. G. Gaivoronskaya, V. V. Chernikov   +6 more
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Preventive measures in infancy to reduce under-five mortality: a case-control study in The Gambia.

, 2009
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, Dockerty, John D, Herbison, Peter, Hill, Philip C, Howie, Stephen RC, Jasseh, Momodou, Jeffries, David J, Mulholland, Kim, Rutherford, Merrin E   +8 more
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Clinical and bacteriological characteristics of invasive pneumococcal disease after pneumococcal 10-valent conjugate vaccine implementation in Salvador, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Invasive pneumococcal disease is a relevant public health problem in Brazil, especially among children and the elderly. In July/2010 a 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced to the immunization schedule of Brazilian children under two ...
Carolina Regis Leite, Jailton Azevedo, Vivian Santos Galvão, Otávio Moreno-Carvalho, Joice Neves Reis, Cristiana Nascimento-Carvalho   +5 more
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Changes in the Features of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease after Introduction of the Seven-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in a Regional Core Hospital of Kochi, Japan [PDF]

, 2015
Since the introduction of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in 2007, invasive pneumococcal disease has declined, but the incidence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A has risen worldwide.
Akane Kanazawa, Chiho Tokorodani, Hidehiko Maruyama, Hirokazu Watanabe, Hiroyuki Miyahara, Kiyoshi Kikkawa, Mari Miyazawa, Ritsuo Nishiuchi, Yuka Iwasaki, Yusei Nakata, Yusuke Shigemitsu   +10 more
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