Pneumococcal infections and homelessness. [PDF]
J Prev Med Hyg, 2021 Objectif. To assess the prevalence of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage, the role of potential risk factors, and vaccination against invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) among sheltered homeless persons (HP) in Marseille, France. Methods. In 2015–2018, we enrolled 571 sheltered homeless males and 54 non-homeless controls.
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The prevention of pneumococcal infections. [PDF]
Clin Exp Vaccine Res, 2016 Streptococcus pneumoniae causes considerable number of diseases like pneumonia, bacteremia or sepsis, meningitis, otitis media, sinusitis, peritonitis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and soft tissue infection [1,2,3]. According to the Korean statistics of death, 12,021 people died of pneumonia during the year 2014, mortality is 23.7 per
Chang MS, Woo JH.
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Incidence of Confirmed Influenza and Pneumococcal Infections and Vaccine Uptake Among Virologically Suppressed People Living with HIV [PDF]
VaccinesBackground/Objectives: Influenza and Streptococcus pneumoniae infections are common vaccine-preventable diseases to which people living with HIV (PLWH) may be more susceptible.
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A decade of Streptococcus pneumoniae bloodstream infections: a single-center retrospective analysis [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyA ten-year retrospective review of 176 pneumococcal bloodstream infections found broad-spectrum antimicrobial use despite high penicillin susceptibility. Complications occurred in 15%, and ICU admission in 10%.
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Thrombomodulin as a Potentially Complementing Diagnostic Tool in Non-Pneumonic Bacterial Infections [PDF]
Infection and Drug ResistanceKatharina Friedrich,1 Aurelia Hübner,2 Noa Galtung,2 Britta Hecke,1 Kai Kappert,1,3,4 Wolfgang Bauer2 1Institute of Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie ...
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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 ...
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Economic burden of pneumococcal infections in children under 5 years of age [PDF]
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 2018 Yasemin Ozsurekci, Kubra Aykac
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Adult pneumococcal vaccination – new opportunities
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2023 Pneumococcal infections (Streptococcus pneumoniae) remain a significant epidemiological problem globally. Although an invasive pneumo-coccal disease (IPD), which includes meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia with bacteremia, is the most severe form of ...
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Biofilm-associated infections are of great concern because they are associated with antibiotic resistance and immune evasion. Co-colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae is possible and a threat in clinical practice.
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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).
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