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Meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis in Northern Ghana [PDF]
, 2008 Despite improvements in technology, treatments and understanding of how bacterial meningitis develops, the disease remains a potentially life-threatening emergency capable of causing significant morbidity and mortality. N. meningitidis, S.
Forgor, Abdulai Adams
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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 +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 +9 more
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Dynamic models of pneumococcal carriage and the impact of the Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been introduced in national immunisation programmes of most industrialised countries and recently in two African GAVI eligible countries (Rwanda and The Gambia). However the long term effects of
George, Robert +18 more
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MicroorganismsDespite the introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine, Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a cause of invasive diseases in Brazil. This study provides the distribution of serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns for pneumococcal isolates before ...
Samanta C. G. Almeida +4 more
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Emerging invasive nonvaccine pneumoccocal serotype 25
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2013 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a bacterial pathogen that causes invasive infections, including septicemia and meningitis, as well as noninvasive infections such as community-acquired pneumonia, sinusitis and acute otitis media.
Badria Rashid Al Waili +2 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 +7 more
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Obesity, leptin and host defence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: the case for more human research
European Respiratory Review, 2022 Pneumococcal pneumonia is the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Obesity is a risk factor for pneumonia. Host factors play a critical role in susceptibility to pulmonary pathogens and outcome from pulmonary infections.
Caz Hales +4 more
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Cost effectiveness of pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a comparative assessment of decision-making tools. [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Several decision support tools have been developed to aid policymaking regarding the adoption of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into national pediatric immunization programs.
A.M. Henao +31 more
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PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION IN RUSSIA: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION
Педиатрическая фармакология, 2010 The article features an analysis of available literature on the incidence, etiological characteristics, clinical forms of pneumococcal infections in the Russian Federation with a break-down by age group highlighting risk factors. It provides clinical and
I.S. Koroleva +4 more
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