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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 +2 more
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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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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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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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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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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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Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2018 At present, pneumococcal infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world, being one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide.
J. A. Paramonova +4 more
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