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Characteristics of the Long‐Term Care Data Cooperative: A New Resource for Research on Outcomes in Long‐Term Care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The long‐term care (LTC) Data Cooperative is a National Institute on Aging‐funded data resource that links skilled nursing facility (SNF) electronic health record (EHR) data with Medicare and Medicaid claims for use in comparative effectiveness and interventional research.
Stephanie M. Kissam, Terry Hawk, Amy Recker, Catherine Rogers Murray, Dustin Burns, David D. Dore, David R. Gifford, Vincent Mor, Elizabeth M. White   +8 more
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Pneumococcal pneumonia prevalence among adults with severe acute respiratory illness in Thailand - comparison of Bayesian latent class modeling and conventional analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Determining the etiology of pneumonia is essential to guide public health interventions. Diagnostic test results, including from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays of upper respiratory tract specimens, have been used to estimate prevalence
Ying Lu, Lawrence Joseph, Patrick Bélisle, Pongpun Sawatwong, Anchalee Jatapai, Toni Whistler, Somsak Thamthitiwat, Wantana Paveenkittiporn, Supphacoke Khemla, Chris A. Van Beneden, Henry C. Baggett, Christopher J. Gregory   +11 more
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Predicting optimal impact interventions in the post‐HPV vaccination world

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 158, Issue 9, Page 2262-2271, 1 May 2026.
Abstract Prophylactic vaccination is a powerful tool that changes exposure to infections and associated morbidity of preventable diseases. We discuss the impact of pneumococci and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on the population biology of the two micro‐organisms and related public health effects.
Matti Lehtinen, Marc Lipsitch, Ville N. Pimenoff, Karin Sundström, Johannes Berkhof, Iacopo Baussano, Simopekka Vänskä, Joakim Dillner   +7 more
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The Epidemiology of Sickle Cell Disease in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Current Knowledge and Gaps to be Filled

American Journal of Hematology, Volume 101, Issue S1, Page 5-16, April 2026.
What are the available data on incidence & prevalence prognosis risk factors of severity of sickle cell disease in sub‐Saharan Africa? ABSTRACT Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is highly prevalent in sub‐Saharan Africa. Epidemiological data remain sparse, but regional screening and research initiatives are expanding.
Brigitte Ranque, Leon Tshilolo, Thomas N. Williams   +2 more
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Herd effects of child vaccination with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumococcal non-invasive community-acquired pneumonia: What is the evidence?

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017
Quantification of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) herd effects are mainly performed on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) but there is conflicting evidence regarding herd effects of PCVs on non-IPD pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia.
Cornelis H. van Werkhoven
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Risdiplam Impact in Treatment Naïve and Non‐Naïve Pediatric and Adult Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

European Journal of Neurology, Volume 33, Issue 4, April 2026.
This 36‐month prospective study of 34 symptomatic SMA patients (ages 6.9–50.9 years) found significant motor and quality of life improvements with risdiplam treatment. Treatment‐naïve patients showed notable gains in MFM‐32 and RULM scores, while those switching therapies improved in MFM‐32.
Pak On Patrick Yee, Hayley Hoi Ning Ip, Michael Kwan Leung Yu, Pui Kei Cheng, Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Patrick Pak Hei Ng, Nathan Sheung Tat Kwong, Priscillia Lam, Mei Wun Cheung, Angel Tung, Stephen Chan, Shirley Ng, Wai Lan Yeung, Sheila Wong, Yuen Gao, Shirley Pang, Sophelia Hoi Shan Chan   +16 more
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A Retrospective Study of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients Aged ≥65 Years in Izumo, Japan: 2010 to 2014

International Journal of General Medicine, 2023
Megumi Hamaguchi,1 Yukari Tsubata,1 Ken Yoshihara,1 Mika Nakao,1 Yoshihiro Amano,1 Kazuhisa Nakashima,1 Takamasa Hotta,2 Tamio Okimoto,1 Shunichi Hamaguchi,3 Akihisa Sutani,4 Takeshi Isobe1 1Division of Medical Oncology and Respiratory Medicine ...
Hamaguchi M, Tsubata Y, Yoshihara K, Nakao M, Amano Y, Nakashima K, Hotta T, Okimoto T, Hamaguchi S, Sutani A, Isobe T   +10 more
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, Volume 600, Issue 6, Page 864-893, March 2026.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
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Cross-sectional study on attitudes among general practitioners towards pneumococcal vaccination for middle-aged and elderly population in Hong Kong. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To study the attitudes among general practitioners towards pneumococcal vaccination for middle-aged (50-64) and elderly population (over 65) in Hong Kong and the factors affecting their decision to advise pneumococcal vaccination for those age
Lancelot W H Mui, Alvin Y S Chan, Albert Lee, John Lee   +3 more
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Severe Nasofacial Necrosis From Capnocytophaga canimorsus: A Case Report of Disease and Reconstruction

Eye &ENT Research, EarlyView.
Armon Hadian, Jason Azzi, Benjamin Taylor   +2 more
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