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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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Pneumococcal Vaccination in Immunocompromised Hosts: An Update

Vaccines, 2021
Infections with the pathogen, Streptococcus pneumoniae, are a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It particularly affects those at the extremes of age and immunocompromised individuals.
Claire Froneman, Peter Kelleher, Ricardo J. José   +2 more
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Risk factors for Haemophilus influenzae and pneumococcal respiratory tract colonization in CVID [PDF]

, 2018
To the Editor: Disease-specific studies focused on infection risk in common variable immune deficiencies (CVIDs) are needed to define strategies for controlling respiratory infections predominantly due to bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Camilli, Romina, Cardines, Rita, Cerquetti, Marina, Ciervo, Alessandra, Giufrè, Maria, Mancini, Fabiola, Milito, Cinzia, Pantosti, Annalisa, Pimentel de Araujo, Fernanda, Pulvirenti, Federica, Quinti, Isabella   +10 more
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Invasive pneumococcal infections in children following transplantation in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era

Transplant Infectious Disease, 2015
Pediatric recipients of hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplants are at increased risk of invasive pneumococcal infections (IPI). Data on IPI in this population are scarce.
Liset Olarte, P. Lin, W. Barson, J. Romero, T. Tan, L. Givner, J. Hoffman, J. Bradley, K. Hulten, E. Mason, S. Kaplan   +10 more
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IL-6 Prevents Lung Macrophage Death and Lung Inflammation Injury by Inhibiting GSDME- and GSDMD-Mediated Pyroptosis during Pneumococcal Pneumosepsis

Microbiology spectrum, 2022
Pneumococcal pneumonia has been a significant cause of morbidity and mortality throughout human history. Failing to control pneumococcal pneumonia and resolve ongoing inflammation in a host can cause sepsis, namely pneumococcal pneumosepsis, and death ...
X. Gou, Wenchun Xu, Yusi Liu, Yang Peng, Wenlong Xu, Yibing Yin, Xuemei Zhang   +6 more
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Prevalence of nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization in children and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of carriage isolates

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Nasopharyngeal (NP) pneumococcal carriage predisposes children to pneumococcal infections. Defining the proportion of pneumococcal isolates that are antibiotic-resistant enables the appropriate choice of empiric therapies.
Julie Y. Zhou, Megan Isaacson-Schmid, Elizabeth C. Utterson, Elizabeth M. Todd, Michelle McFarland, Janardan Sivapalan, Joan M. Niehoff, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, S. Celeste Morley   +8 more
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Pneumococcal vaccination among adults – updated Polish recommendations

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2022
Diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) can be either invasive or non-invasive. In adults, pneumococcal infections most often occur as pneumonia, one of the leading causes of hospitalisation in these patients in Poland.
ERNEST KUCHAR, ADAM ANTCZAK, ANNA SKOCZYŃSKA, ANDRZEJ FAL, JACEK WYSOCKI, JOLANTA WALUSIAK-SKORUPA, MAŁGORZATA CZAJKOWSKA-MALINOWSKA, AGNIESZKA MASTALERZ-MIGAS, ROBERT FLISIAK, ANETA NITSCH-OSUCH   +9 more
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Low Baseline Pneumococcal Antibody Titers Predict Specific Antibody Deficiency, Increased Upper Respiratory Infections, and Allergy Sensitization. [PDF]

, 2020
Background:Inadequate titers of pneumococcal antibody (PA) are commonly present among patients with recurrent respiratory infections. Objective:We sought to determine the effect of the degree of inadequacy in baseline PA titers on the subsequent ...
Chernikova, Diana, Estevez, Dennys, Hernandez, Francesca, Sakai-Bizmark, Rie, Song, Charles H, Stiehm, Richard   +5 more
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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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Efficacy of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in healthcare workers [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2018
Aim. To establish the efficacy of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) for healthcare workers protection from occupational acquired infection and impact of healthcare staff vaccination on the risk of transmission to patients.
L A Shpagina, O S Kotova, I S Shpagin, E M Loktin, A A Rukavitsyna, G V Kuznetsova, N V Kamneva, M A Laletina   +7 more
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