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Predictors of Mortality in Children Admitted With Pneumonia to a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Pneumonia contributes substantially to the childhood mortality burden in low and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Reported predictors of mortality in childhood pneumonia in LMIC are varied. This study aimed to describe predictors of mortality among children with pneumonia in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.
Sandra Kwarteng Owusu, Richard Kwaku Kwarteng Owusu, Birgit Agyeiwah Baah, Justice Sylverken, Nicholas Karikari Mensah, Naomi Dianne Adjetey, Serwah Bonsu Asafo‐Agyei, Larko Dormeyo Owusu, John Adabie Appiah, Samuel Blay Nguah, Emmanuel Ameyaw, Naana Wireko‐Brobby, Joseph Marfo, Augustine Kwame Afful, Lilliam Ambroggio, Daniel Ansong, Joyce Ashong, Lord Nkansah   +17 more
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Pneumococcal pneumonia and carriage in Africa before and after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, 2000–2019: protocol for systematic review

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Africa harbours a high burden of pneumococcal disease, with associated high mortality rates. Despite 34 countries introducing the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which reduces the risk of pneumococcal carriage (a prerequisite for disease) of
Neil French, Dean Everett, Newton L. Kalata, Tinashe K. Nyazika, Todd D. Swarthout, Robert S. Heyderman, Stephen B. Gordon, Kondwani C. Jambo   +7 more
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The Burden of Streptococcus Pneumoniae‐Related Admissions in Pediatric Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study Between Years 2018–2023 From a Southern Italian Region

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Pneumococcus are often found in the respiratory tract of healthy people, especially children, and are a common cause of infections such as otitis media, sinusitis, conjunctivitis and community‐acquired pneumonia. In other cases, the bacteria can cause more serious conditions known collectively as invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD),
Pamela Di Giovanni, Giuseppe Di Martino, Mariarosaria Petrangelo, Valeria Donatiello, Federica Vaccaro, Livia Tognaccini, Edoardo Trebbi, Teresa Aita, Ferdinando Romano, Tommaso Staniscia   +9 more
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Immune Dysregulation in Branched Chain Organic Acidemias

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, Volume 49, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Organic acidemias (OAs) are a group of inherited disorders, most commonly caused by defects in mitochondrial enzymes involved in amino acid and fatty acid metabolism. While they characteristically present with metabolic and neurological crises, growing evidence reveals a significant burden of chronic immune dysregulation in some disorders and ...
Abdul L. Shakerdi, Jack Drda, Justin A. Dutta, Jerry Vockley   +3 more
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Refugee Children, Germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Refugee children in Germany are not routinely given a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Cases of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in 21 refugee children were compared with those in 405 Germany-born children for 3 pneumococcal seasons.
Stephanie Perniciaro, Matthias Imöhl, Mark van der Linden   +2 more
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Country‐Level RSV‐Related Hospitalisation Rates Among Adults in High‐Income Countries From an Ensemble Model Based on Direct Viral Testing Incidence Data

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Understanding hospitalisation burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)–associated acute respiratory infection (ARI) in adults is crucial for informing immunisation policy, yet such data are lacking in most high‐income countries.
Shuyu Deng, Tiantian Zhang, Yihua Xu, Elizabeth Begier, Caihua Liang, Reiko Sato, Sebastien Kenmoe, Bradford D. Gessner, Harish Nair, You Li   +9 more
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Wandering Spleen Torsion as A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition characterized by excessive mobility of the spleen due to the absence or dysfunction of the ligaments that usually fix the spleen in its natural position. This increased mobility can make the spleen prone to torsion and a variety of complications.
Nader Misagh, Mohammadreza Alipour, Farham Khaksari, Farzane Darrodi, Mohammad Darrodi   +4 more
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Should Pneumococcal Serotype 3 Be Included in Serotype-Specific Immunoassays?

Vaccines, 2019
Since the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, a number of studies have demonstrated the limited efficacy of the pneumococcal serotype 3 component of this vaccine. Evidence from seven countries (Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal,
Ezra Linley, Abigail Bell, Jenna F. Gritzfeld, Ray Borrow   +3 more
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Protein conjugate pneumococcal vaccines.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2002
BMJ
Spoulou, V., Gilks, C. F., Ioannidis, J. P.   +2 more
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Isoniazid‐Related Secondary Drug‐Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis in a Patient Diagnosed With Ankylosing Spondylitis and Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Autoimmune hepatitis is a type of chronic hepatitis that is usually progressive, has unknown etiology, and can occur at any age. In the present case, drug‐associated autoimmune hepatitis (DIAIH) was discussed, and DIAIH secondary to isoniazid (INH) was found in two case reports in the literature.
Murat AY, Erhan Bozkurt
wiley   +1 more source