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The remaining challenges of pneumococcal disease in adults [PDF]
European Respiratory Review, 2012 Pneumococcal disease can be divided into invasive disease, i.e. when bacteria are detected in normally sterile body fluids, and noninvasive disease. Pneumococcal disease occurs more frequently in younger children and older adults.
E. Ludwig +4 more
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The Nurse Practitioner's Immuniser Role in Primary Healthcare: A Scoping Review
Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim(s) This scoping review aimed to explore and identify literature about the scope of practice for nurse practitioners working as immunisers in primary healthcare. Design The review was conducted according to the JBI scoping review framework.
Christine Schoenfisch +2 more
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Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2010 This review analyzes the data on prevalence and microbe picture of pneumococcal infections in the world and in Russia, based on the results of the proper studies and the literature data.
S.V. Sidorenko +4 more
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Isolation site influences virulence phenotype of serotype 14 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains belonging to multilocus sequence type 15 [PDF]
, 2015 Streptococcus pneumoniae is a diverse species causing invasive as well as localized infections that result in massive global morbidity and mortality. Strains vary markedly in pathogenic potential, but the molecular basis is obscured by the diversity and ...
Amin, Zarina +6 more
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Chest, 2012 Vaccination and antimicrobial therapy remain the cornerstones of the management of pneumococcal pneumonia. Despite significant successes, the capacity of the pneumococcus to evolve in the face of the selective pressure of anticapsular immunity challenges immunization programs.
David H. Dockrell +2 more
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Do Neighborhoods Matter for Individual Decision‐Making? The Case of COVID‐19 Vaccination in Sweden
Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Much research has highlighted the significance of neighborhood effects on individual‐level choices and outcomes. But it has proven difficult to disentangle the influence of those that an individual shares a residential space with from that of other peers, such as work colleagues and family members.
Johan Klaesson +3 more
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Psp140: an immunodominant antigen in the supernatant of Streptococcus pneumoniae culture
Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2020 Background and Objectives: Streptococcus pneumoniae causes many lethal infections. Due to its reduced sensitivity to commonly used antibiotics, development of new strategies against pneumococcal infections seems to be necessary.
Davoud Afshar +4 more
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Numerical considerations about the SIR epidemic model with infection age [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 We analyse the infection-age-dependent SIR model from a numerical point of view. First, we present an algorithm for calculating the solution the infection-age-structured SIR model without demography of the background host. Second, we examine how and under which conditions, the conventional SIR model (without infection-age) serves as a practical ...
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Epithelial cell–derived secreted and transmembrane 1a signals to activated neutrophils during pneumococcal pneumonia [PDF]
, 2016 Airway epithelial cell responses are critical to the outcome of lung infection. In this study, we aimed to identify unique contributions of epithelial cells during lung infection.
Belkina, Anna C. +12 more
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American Journal of Hematology, Volume 100, Issue 5, Page 770-784, May 2025.ABSTRACT Splenectomy or congenital asplenia is associated with severe reduction of memory B cells and increased risk of fulminant sepsis by encapsulated bacteria. Current guidelines recommend vaccinations against these pathogens before or after splenectomy, but the longevity of immunity acquired after splenectomy has not been determined.
Veronica Bordoni +21 more
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