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In vivo Neutralization of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines During Secondary Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Post Influenza A Virus Infection [PDF]

, 2019
An overt pro-inflammatory immune response is a key factor contributing to lethal pneumococcal infection in an influenza pre-infected host and represents a potential target for therapeutic intervention.
Boehme, Julia D., Bruder, Dunja, Christen, Henrike, Guzmán, Carlos A., Hernandez-Vargas, Esteban A., Kershaw, Olivia, Schreiber, Jens, Sharma-Chawla, Niharika, Stegemann-Koniszewski, Sabine   +8 more
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Pneumonia: Regional experience with prevention programs [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2016
Aim. To generalize the regional experience in implementing a package of organizational and methodical and antiepidemic measures for preventing pneumococcal infections. Materials and methods.
A G Chuchalin, G G Onishchenko, V P Kolosov, O P Kurganova, N L Tezikov, L G Manakov, M P Gulevich, Yu M Perelman   +7 more
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House Dust Mite Aeroallergen Suppresses Leukocyte Phagocytosis and Netosis Initiated by Pneumococcal Lung Infection

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Asthmatics are highly susceptible to developing lower respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN, the pneumococcus). It has recently emerged that underlying allergic airway disease creates a lung microenvironment that is ...
Angelica Papanicolaou, Hao Wang, Jonathan McQualter, Christian Aloe, Stavros Selemidis, Catherine Satzke, Catherine Satzke, Catherine Satzke, Ross Vlahos, Steven Bozinovski   +9 more
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Coinfection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Streptococcus pneumoniae in multiple cutaneous lesions [PDF]

, 2016
Key learning points Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common clinical disease caused by all the Leishmania species that are pathogenic to humans. Other bacterial coinfections of Leishmania lesions have been described, but this is the first report of ...
Chiapello, Laura Silvina, Cortes, Paulo R., De Petris, Carlos, Dib, David, Echenique, Jose Ricardo, Herrero, Mónica V., Nuncira, Carmen T.   +6 more
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Risk modelling the mortality impact of antimicrobial resistance in secondary pneumococcal pneumonia infections during the 2009 influenza pandemic

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in secondary pneumococcal pneumonia infections on global mortality during the 2009 influenza pandemic, to estimate future pandemic mortality risk and to inform
Carrie E. Barnes, C. Raina MacIntyre
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IL-17 can be protective or deleterious in murine pneumococcal pneumonia [PDF]

, 2018
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and the leading agent of childhood pneumonia deaths worldwide. Nasal colonization is an essential step prior to infection.
Bayes, Hannah K., Evans, Tom J., Mitchell, Tim J., Ritchie, Neil D., Ritchie, Ryan   +4 more
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Prevention of pneumococcal diseases in the post-seven valent vaccine era: A European perspective

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background The burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in young children decreased dramatically following introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7). The epidemiology of S.
Weil-Olivier Catherine, van der Linden Mark, de Schutter Iris, Dagan Ron, Mantovani Lorenzo   +4 more
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Pneumococcal carriage, serotype distribution and risk factors in children with community-acquired pneumonia, 5 years after introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2019
Background: There is a scarcity of data on pneumococcal serotypes carried by children in Ethiopia. We studied pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage rate, serotypes, and risk factors among children with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Abebe, Workeabeba, Aseffa, Abraham, Asrat, Daniel, Gebre, Meseret, Hailemariam, Tewodros, Negash, Abel Abera, Vaneechoutte, Mario, Verhaegen, Jan   +7 more
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New Vaccines for the Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1996
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of acute otitis media, pneumonia, bacteremia, and meningitis. Because in recent years antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal strains have been emerging throughout the world, vaccination against pneumococcal infections
Helena Käyhty, Juhani Eskola
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Meningitis, spondylodiscitis, pneumonia and septic shock with Streptococcus pneumoniae in a previously healthy woman with isolated IgG2-, IgG3-, IgA-deficiency and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

Infectious Disease Reports, 2018
A 66 years old Caucasian woman with pneumococcal meningitis was treated and discharged after an uncomplicated course. Five months later she was readmitted withfever and right side abdominal pain and diagnosed with pneumococcal spondylodiscitis.
Shahin Gaini, David Gudnason, Bjarni á Steig, Jenny Jónsdóttir Nielsen   +3 more
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