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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 ...
J, Christiansen +2 more
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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 +17 more
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Children, 2022 Despite advances in preventative interventions, invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia cause significant morbidity and mortality in children. We studied the annual incidence of pneumococcal-specific and syndromic invasive disease and non-invasive ...
Elisa Barbieri +9 more
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Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2020 In Indonesia, pneumococcal disease represents a considerable public health concern; however, published data on the epidemiology, nasopharyngeal carriage, serotype prevalence, and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in this region are ...
Cissy B. Kartasasmita +5 more
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Meningococcal and pneumococcal disease [PDF]
Paediatrics & Child Health, 2002 The licensure of new vaccines in 2001 in Canada means that pneumococcal and group C meningococcal infections can be added to the list of vaccine-preventable diseases. The successful control of these two diseases will require all provincial and territorial governments in Canada to add the new vaccines to their routine immunization programs ...
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Streptococcus pneumoniae infections can lead to severe morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD).
Tyson Chan +4 more
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INVASIVE PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASES IN CHILDREN AGED 1-59 MONTHS IN SICILY, ITALY: IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE FAMILY PAEDIATRICIAN SURVEILLANCE AND VACCINATION COVERAGE. [PDF]
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2014 Purpose: Aim of this study was to analyze pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease rates several years after the implementation of infant pneumococcal vaccination. Methods: The study was carried out in Sicily and involved about 30,000 children, aged 1-
Emanuele Amodio
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Objectives: This study aimed to identify the risk factors for pneumococcal disease. Methods: The study was performed using insurance claims data from the residents of 12 Japanese municipalities.
Haruhisa Fukuda +3 more
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Pneumococcal disease and use of pneumococcal vaccines in Taiwan
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 integrating the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into the NIP in Taiwan provides valuable ...
Sung-Hsi Wei +3 more
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Promising Expectations for Pneumococcal Vaccination during COVID-19
Vaccines, 2021 The emergence of new viral infections has increased over the decades. The novel virus is one such pathogen liable for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, popularly known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Hyobin Im +3 more
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