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Pneumococcal (Pneumonia) Vaccines [PDF]
Marianna Sockrider+3 more
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Diabetes Mellitus and Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Currently, there are more than 500 million people suffering from diabetes around the world. People aged 65 years or older are the most affected by this disease, and it is estimated that approximately 96% of diabetes cases worldwide are type 2 diabetes.
Catia Cilloniz, Antoni Torres
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Classification of pediatric pneumonia using chest X-rays by functional regression [PDF]
An accurate and prompt diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia is imperative for successful treatment intervention. One approach to diagnose pneumonia cases is using radiographic data. In this article, we propose a novel parsimonious scalar-on-image classification model adopting the ideas of functional data analysis.
arxiv
Attributable healthcare utilization and cost of pneumonia due to drug-resistant streptococcus pneumonia: a cost analysis [PDF]
Background: The burden of disease due to S. pneumoniae (pneumococcus), particularly pneumonia, remains high despite the widespread use of vaccines. Drug resistant strains complicate clinical treatment and may increase costs.
Finkelstein, Jonathan A+4 more
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Objectives High-dose penicillin therapy is effective in approximately 90% of pneumococcal pneumonia cases diagnosed based on urinary pneumococcal antigen tests or Gram staining at admission.
Junpei Komagamine
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An Analysis of the Prevalence of Pneumonia for Children under 12 Year Old in Tawau General Hospital, Malaysia [PDF]
Pneumonia is one of the serious illnesses, which involves lung infection specifically alveoli. Nearly 40,000 to 70,000 people die each year in United State because of pneumonia. Therefore, it is not a surprise that pneumonia is one of the most critical illnesses for children under 12 years old in many parts of the world, including Malaysia and ...
arxiv
Efficacy of conjugate vaccines in pneumococcal infection prevention
The problem of pneumococcal infection is actual for many countries of the world in connection with high incidence and mortality. Vaccination by the 7-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine of children till 2 years is available in Russia since 2009, 13 ...
A. L. Perova+2 more
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Background: The advantages of dual pneumococcal and influenza vaccination in older adults have not been clarified and controversy remains regarding their optimal use. Methods: This meta-analysis was conducted on 25 January 2018 using PubMed, the Cochrane
Mingjuan Yin+6 more
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Mortality from infectious pneumonia in metal workers: a comparison with deaths from asthma in occupations exposed to respiratory sensitizers [PDF]
Introduction: national analyses of mortality in England and Wales have repeatedly shown excess deaths from pneumonia in welders. During 1979-1990 the excess was attributable largely to deaths from lobar pneumonia and pneumonias other than ...
Brown, Terry+4 more
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