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Pneumococcal carriage in sub-Saharan Africa--a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal epidemiology varies geographically and few data are available from the African continent. We assess pneumococcal carriage from studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) before and after the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)
A Fenoll, A Kacou-N'Douba, A Kacou-N'douba, A Roca, A von Gottberg, A Woolfson, A Yomo, AB Brueggemann, AH Skalet, AK Rowe, Andrew Hall, B Frederiksen, B Oppenheim, BM Gray, BM Gray, C Levy, Caroline L. Trotter, Christian Bottomley, CL Trotter, D Bogaert, D Hansman, DB Blossom, DM Denno, DM Mwenya, DR Feikin, DR Feikin, E Varon, Effua Usuf, ES Donkor, EV Millar, G Regev-Yochay, GA Mackenzie, H Faden, H Rinta-Kokko, H Smith-Vaughan, HL Johnson, HT Vu, ID Rusen, JA Scott, JAG Scott, JD Kellner, JR Scott, KA Robinson, KL O'Brien, KL O'Brien, KP Klugman, L Marcus, L Pemba, LC Bere, LM McNally, M Antonio, M Guevara, M Mthwalo, MF Cotton, MK Darboe, MK Darboe, ML Joloba, MO Ota, MR Capeding, MR Jacobs, MW Mureithi, N Lloyd-Evans, N Mbelle, NOA Nwachukwu, O Abdullahi, O Abdullahi, PC Hill, PC Hill, PC Hill, PL Ho, PW Roche, R Dagan, RA Adegbola, RE Huebner, RE Huebner, Richard A. Adegbola, RK Syrjanen, RM Robins-Browne, RN Ndip, S Haug, S Yang, SB Gordon, SK Obaro, SK Obaro, SL Batt, SL Kaplan, SR Williams, SS Huang, WM Nyandiko, X Valles, YB Cheung, YT Kandakai-Olukemi   +91 more
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Estimating the burden of pneumococcal pneumonia among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic techniques. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundPneumococcal pneumonia causes significant morbidity and mortality among adults. Given limitations of diagnostic tests for non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, most studies report the incidence of bacteremic or invasive pneumococcal disease ...
Maria A Said, Hope L Johnson, Bareng A S Nonyane, Maria Deloria-Knoll, Katherine L O'Brien, AGEDD Adult Pneumococcal Burden Study Team, Felipe Andreo, Bojana Beovic, Silvia Blanco, Wim G Boersma, David R Boulware, Jay C Butler, Jordi Carratalà, Feng-Yee Chang, Patrick G P Charles, Alejandro A Diaz, Jose Domínguez, Naomi Ehara, Henrik Endeman, Vicenç Falcó, Miquel Falguera, Kiyoyasu Fukushima, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Daniel Genne, Igor A Guchev, Felix Gutierrez, Susanne S Hernes, Andy I M Hoepelman, Ulla Hohenthal, Niclas Johansson, Vitezslav Kolek, Roman S Kozlov, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Ivana Mareković, Mar Masiá, Matta A Matta, Òscar Miró, David R Murdoch, Eric Nuermberger, Richard Paolini, Rafael Perelló, Dominic Snijders, Vanda Plečko, Roger Sordé, Kristoffer Strålin, Menno M van der Eerden, Angel Vila-Corcoles, James P Watt   +47 more
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Toward Universal Protection: A Comprehensive Review of Pneumococcal Disease, Emerging Vaccination Challenges and Future Perspectives. [PDF]

Vaccines (Basel)
Sgrulletti M, Mastrototaro MF, Beni A, Mantuano G, Costagliola G, Santilli V, Montin D, Rizzo C, Martire B, Marseglia GL, Miraglia Del Giudice M, Moschese V, Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology Siaip Vaccine Committee.   +13 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Factors associated with pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage: A systematic review

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, Jocelyn Chan, Cattram Duong Nguyen, Fiona Mary Russell   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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
Amgad Gamil, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, Wanatpreeya Phongsamart, Chonnamet Techasaensiri, Barameht Piralam, Ruangwit Thamaree   +5 more
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Recent Topics of Pneumococcal Vaccination: Indication of Pneumococcal Vaccine for Individuals at a Risk of Pneumococcal Disease in Adults

Microorganisms, 2021
Pneumococcal disease is one of the most common and severe vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Despite the advances in antimicrobial treatment, pneumococcal disease still remains a global burden and exhibits a high mortality rate among people of all ages
Nobuhiro Asai, Hiroshige Mikamo
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and economic burden of pneumococcal disease among adults in Sweden: A population-based register study.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Pneumococcal disease is a major cause of clinical and economic burden worldwide. This study investigated the burden of pneumococcal disease in Swedish adults.
Natalie Zarabi, Martina Aldvén, Sigrid Sjölander, Hanna Fues Wahl, Goran Bencina, Kelly D Johnson, Sven-Arne Silfverdal   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasive pneumococcal disease [PDF]

Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition, 2011
Streptococcus pneumoniae , the pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive diplococcus with more than 90 serotypes determined by the polysaccharide composition of its capsule. It is carried asymptomatically in approximately 50% of people.1 It can cause both non-invasive and invasive disease.
Elise, Randle, Nelly, Ninis, David, Inwald   +2 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
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of COVID-19 Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on Pneumococcal Carriage Prevalence and Density in Vietnam

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to contain SARS-CoV-2 have decreased invasive pneumococcal disease. Previous studies have proposed the decline is due to reduced pneumococcal transmission or suppression of respiratory viruses, but the ...
Monica Larissa Nation, Sam Manna, Hau Phuc Tran, Cattram Duong Nguyen, Le Thi Tuong Vy, Doan Y. Uyen, Tran Linh Phuong, Vo Thi Trang Dai, Belinda Daniela Ortika, Ashleigh Christina Wee-Hee, Jemima Beissbarth, Jason Hinds, Kathryn Bright, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Thuong Vu Nguyen, Kim Mulholland, Beth Temple, Catherine Satzke   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source