Economic burden of pneumococcal infections in children under 5 years of age [PDF]
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 2018 The present study aimed to determine the cost of childhood pneumococcal infections under 5 years of age and to provide further data for future health economy studies.
Kubra Aykac
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Acute organ injury and long-term sequelae of severe pneumococcal infections. [PDF]
Pneumonia (Nathan), 2023 Streptococcus pneumoniae ( Spn ) is a major public health problem, as it is a main cause of otitis media, community-acquired pneumonia, bacteremia, sepsis, and meningitis.
Kruckow KL +3 more
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The Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Pneumococcal Infections. [PDF]
Front Immunol, 2020 Inflammasomes are innate immune sensors that regulate caspase-1 mediated inflammation in response to environmental, host- and pathogen-derived factors. The NLRP3 inflammasome is highly versatile as it is activated by a diverse range of stimuli.
Surabhi S +3 more
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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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Maternal immunization with pneumococcal surface protein A protects against pneumococcal infections among derived offspring. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Pathogen-specific antibody plays an important role in protection against pneumococcal carriage and infections. However, neonates and infants exhibit impaired innate and adaptive immune responses, which result in their high susceptibility to pneumococci ...
Masamitsu Kono +4 more
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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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Hypoglycemia associated with bacteremic pneumococcal infections
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2009 OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prevalence and associated presentations of hypoglycemia in bacteremic pneumococcal infections, and serotypes of the isolates.
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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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