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Setting priorities for development of emerging interventions against childhood pneumonia, meningitis and influenza [PDF]
WAcute lower respiratory infections, which broadly include pneumonia and bronchiolitis, are still the leading cause of childhood mortality. ALRI contributed to 18% of all deaths in children younger than five years of age in 2008, and the main pathogens ...
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Increased pathogenicity of pneumococcal serotype 1 is driven by rapid autolysis and release of pneumolysin [PDF]
Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 is the predominant cause of invasive pneumococcal disease in sub-Saharan Africa, but the mechanism behind its increased invasiveness is not well understood.
Baltazar, Murielle +11 more
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Refractory Eczema as a Presenting Feature of Common Variable Immunodeficiency
ABSTRACT Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most prevalent symptomatic inborn error of immunity (IEI) in adults. It presents with recurrent infections and non‐infectious complications, including autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation and dermatitis.
Mercedes Sanchez‐Diaz +2 more
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The purposes of this report are to describe a method of preparing a potent crude pneumococcal hemolysin, to define some of it characteristics, and to describe the effects of its administration to ...
Shumway, Clare N.
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Early-onset primary antibody deficiency resembling common variable immunodeficiency challenges the diagnosis of Wiedeman-Steiner and Roifman syndromes [PDF]
Syndromic primary immunodeficiencies are rare genetic disorders that affect both the immune system and other organ systems. More often, the immune defect is not the major clinical problem and is sometimes only recognized after a diagnosis has been made ...
Bogaert, Delfien +13 more
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A Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus: Recent Advances [PDF]
Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a high burden of neonatal and infant disease globally. Implementing a vaccine for pregnant women is a promising strategy to prevent neonatal and infant GBS disease and has been identified as a priority by the World ...
Carreras-Abad, C +3 more
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Otogenic route of meningitis was associated with greater cochlear hair cell loss in comparison with the meningogenic one in this otopathology study. Neuronal depletion has been traditionally implicated in failed hearing rehabilitation of post‐meningitis deafness.
Matheus Pedrosa Tavares +5 more
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Indirect effect of 7-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccines on pneumococcal pneumonia hospitalizations in elderly [PDF]
Background: Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of mortality and has a high burden in morbidity. In Portugal, 7-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV) was used since 2001 and PCV10/13 since 2009, being the last introduced into the National ...
Froes, Filipe +6 more
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Pneumococcal infections have a substantial burden in Turkey, particularly in the elderly (>60 years) and at-risk adults (18–59 years). VCR are low at approximately 2%.
L. Akın, M. Kaya, S. Altinel, L. Durand
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ABSTRACT Background As overall survival improves in metastatic hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), non‐cancer causes of death are increasingly relevant. Methods We conducted a real‐world multicenter study of patients diagnosed with mHSPC treated with ADT alone or in combination. Causes of death before progression to castration‐resistant prostate
Marta Garcia de Herreros +15 more
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