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Outbreak of Serotype 1 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, Kibera Urban Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya, 2023 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Use of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Kenya has led to substantial reductions in vaccine-type pneumococcal carriage and invasive pneumococcal disease.
Terry Komo, Patrick K. Munywoki, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Joshua Auko, Alice Ouma, Allan Audi, George O. Agogo, Daniel Omondi, Arthur Odoyo, Herine Odiembo, Newton Wamola, Mike Osita, Clayton Onyango, Naomi Lucchi, Peninah Munyua, Amy Herman-Roloff, Shanda Larson, Sopio Chochua, Fabiana C. Pimenta, Godfrey Bigogo, Jennifer R. Verani   +20 more
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Estimated severe pneumococcal disease cases and deaths before and after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in children younger than 5 years of age in South Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of severe bacterial infections globally. A full understanding of the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) on pneumococcal disease burden, following its introduction in 2009 in South Africa, can ...
Claire von Mollendorf, Stefano Tempia, Anne von Gottberg, Susan Meiring, Vanessa Quan, Charles Feldman, Jeane Cloete, Shabir A Madhi, Katherine L O'Brien, Keith P Klugman, Cynthia G Whitney, Cheryl Cohen   +11 more
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Invasive pneumococcal disease in Greenland [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2004
The Inuit of Alaska and Canada have a higher incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease than non-inuit. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate incidence and outcome of these infections in Greenland with special reference to pneumococcal serotypes.Retrospective study of invasive pneumococcal infections in Greenland in the period 1996-2002 ...
Jacob Christiansen, Per Løgstrup Poulsen, K. Ladefoged   +2 more
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A population-based study on the burden of hospitalized pediatric pneumococcal disease in Taiwan before and after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into the childhood immunization program in 2015 [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background To estimate the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease, non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, and acute otitis media before and after inclusion of the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) into Taiwan’s Childhood Immunization Program in ...
Ting-An Yen, Jhong-Lin Wu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Ling-Ya Huang, See-Hwee Yeo, Dony Patel, Cindy Thiow Koon Lim, Hung-Wei Lin, Eriko Yamada, Isaya Sukarom   +9 more
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Pneumococcal disease and use of pneumococcal vaccines in Taiwan [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research, 2015
The use of pneumococcal vaccine plays an important role for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). However, introducing the pneumococcal vaccine into the national immunization program (NIP) is complex and costly. The strategy of progressively
Sung-Hsi Wei, C. Chiang, Chyi-Liang Chen, C. Chiu   +3 more
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Pneumococcal Disease in the Era of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. [PDF]

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2015
Universal immunization of infants and toddlers with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines over the last 15 years has dramatically altered the landscape of pneumococcal disease. Decreases in invasive pneumococcal disease, all-cause pneumonia, empyema, mastoiditis, acute otitis media, and complicated otitis media have been reported from multiple countries in ...
I. Yildirim, K. Shea, S. Pelton
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Effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against invasive pneumococcal disease among children under five years of age in Africa: A systematic review.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundDespite the widespread implementation of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the leading cause of severe pneumonia associated with mortality among children less than 5 years of age worldwide, with the highest ...
James Samwel Ngocho, Best Magoma, Gaudencia Alois Olomi, Michael Johnson Mahande, Sia Emmanueli Msuya, Marien Isaäk de Jonge, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga   +6 more
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Mathematical modelling long-term effects of replacing Prevnar7 with Prevnar13 on invasive pneumococcal diseases in England and Wales [PDF]

, 2012
England and Wales recently replaced the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) with its 13-valent equivalent (PCV13), partly based on projections from mathematical models of the long-term impact of such a switch compared to ceasing pneumococcal ...
A Melegaro, B Robberstad, Bernard Beall, C Colijn, DM Weinberger, DR Strutton, E Miller, Elizabeth Miller, H Rinta-Kokko, J Mossong, K Auranen, M Hussain, Mark Jit, Nigel Gay, P De Wals, P Turner, S Boccalini, S Flasche, S Flasche, Stefan Flasche, YH Choi, Yoon Hong Choi   +21 more
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Pneumococcal disease in Thailand [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
This review examines the epidemiology of pneumococcal disease, serotype prevalence, antibiotic resistance, and national vaccination recommendations in Thailand. The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and annualized hospitalization rates for pneumococcal bacteremia in Thailand were highest in children aged
Wanatpreeya Phongsamart, Barameht Piralam, Amgad Gamil, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, Chonnamet Techasaensiri, Ruangwit Thamaree   +5 more
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Association of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic With Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Carriage, and Respiratory Viral Infections Among Children in France

JAMA Network Open, 2022
Key Points Question Was the implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with changes in the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and associated pneumococcal carriage and respiratory viral ...
A. Rybak, C. Levy, F. Angoulvant, A. Auvrignon, P. Gembara, K. Danis, S. Vaux, D. Lévy-Bruhl, S. van der Werf, S. Béchet, S. Bonacorsi, Zein Assad, A. Lazzati, M. Michel, F. Kaguelidou, A. Faye, R. Cohen, E. Varon, N. Ouldali   +18 more
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