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Incidence of Hospitalisation and Emergency Department Visits for Pneumococcal Disease in Children, Adolescents, and Adults in Liguria, Italy: A Retrospective Analysis from 2012–2018

Vaccines, 2022
Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in young children and older adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of hospitalisation and emergency department (ED) visits in ...
Matteo Astengo, Chiara Paganino, Daniela Amicizia, Laura Sticchi, Andrea Orsi, Giancarlo Icardi, Maria Francesca Piazza, Salini Mohanty, Francesca Senese, Gian Marco Prandi, Filippo Ansaldi   +10 more
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The Annexin A1/FPR2 pathway controls the inflammatory response and bacterial dissemination in experimental pneumococcal pneumonia

The FASEB Journal, 2019
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of community‐acquired pneumonia leading to high mortality rates. Inflammation triggered by pneumococcal infection is necessary for bacterial clearance but must be spatially and temporally regulated to prevent ...
M. G. Machado, L. Tavares, Geovanna V. Santos Souza, C. Queiroz-Junior, Fernando R Ascenção, M. E. Lopes, Cristiana C Garcia, G. Menezes, M. Perretti, R. C. Russo, M. Teixeira, L. Sousa   +11 more
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Estimating the burden of pneumococcal pneumonia among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic techniques.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundPneumococcal pneumonia causes significant morbidity and mortality among adults. Given limitations of diagnostic tests for non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, most studies report the incidence of bacteremic or invasive pneumococcal disease ...
Maria A Said, Hope L Johnson, Bareng A S Nonyane, Maria Deloria-Knoll, Katherine L O'Brien, AGEDD Adult Pneumococcal Burden Study Team, Felipe Andreo, Bojana Beovic, Silvia Blanco, Wim G Boersma, David R Boulware, Jay C Butler, Jordi Carratalà, Feng-Yee Chang, Patrick G P Charles, Alejandro A Diaz, Jose Domínguez, Naomi Ehara, Henrik Endeman, Vicenç Falcó, Miquel Falguera, Kiyoyasu Fukushima, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Daniel Genne, Igor A Guchev, Felix Gutierrez, Susanne S Hernes, Andy I M Hoepelman, Ulla Hohenthal, Niclas Johansson, Vitezslav Kolek, Roman S Kozlov, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Ivana Mareković, Mar Masiá, Matta A Matta, Òscar Miró, David R Murdoch, Eric Nuermberger, Richard Paolini, Rafael Perelló, Dominic Snijders, Vanda Plečko, Roger Sordé, Kristoffer Strålin, Menno M van der Eerden, Angel Vila-Corcoles, James P Watt   +47 more
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Routine infant vaccination of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines has decreased pneumonia across all age groups in Northern Spain

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Since the early 2000s, pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have been shown to be effective in the prevention of pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal diseases.
I. Rivero-Calle, J. Pardo Seco, P. F. Raguindin, F. Alvez, J. Gómez-Rial, A. Salas, J. Martinón Sanchez, F. Martinón-Torres   +7 more
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Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Northern Togo before the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
S. pneumoniae is a leading cause of meningitis morbidity and mortality in the African meningitis belt, but little is known of its contribution to the burden of pneumonia in the region.
Jennifer C Moïsi, Makawa-Sy Makawa, Haoua Tall, Kodjo Agbenoko, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Stanislas Tamekloe, Moussa Amidou, Judith E Mueller, Bradford D Gessner   +8 more
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Clinically Relevant Model of Pneumococcal Pneumonia, ARDS, and Non-Pulmonary Organ Dysfunction in Mice.

American Journal of Physiology - Lung cellular and Molecular Physiology, 2019
Pneumonia is responsible for more deaths in the United States than any other infectious disease. Severe pneumonia is a common cause of acute respiratory failure and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
J. Gotts, Olivier Bernard, L. Chun, R. Croze, James T. Ross, N. Nesseler, Xueling Wu, J. Abbott, Xiaohui Fang, C. Calfee, M. Matthay   +10 more
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Mortality and costs of pneumococcal pneumonia in adults: a cross-sectional study

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2019
Objective Pneumococcal pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among adults. The study’s main aim was to evaluate the in-hospital mortality and related costs of community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia in adults.
L. Michelin, F. M. Weber, Bruna W Scolari, B. Menezes, M. C. Gullo   +4 more
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Animal Models of Pneumococcal pneumonia

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019
Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the most common bacterial pathogen causing lower respiratory tract infections and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in children and the elderly.
N. Borsa, M. D. Di Pasquale, M. Restrepo
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Evaluation of epidemiological and clinical features of patients with pneumococcal and legionella pneumonia

Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, 2019
Background: Pneumonia is one of the major causes of morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization. It is developed by a variety of organisms including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella spp.
Tina Rabooki, Seyed Hamid Hashemi, Diana Rabooki, Hamidreza Ghasemibasir, Manochehr Karami   +4 more
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Pneumococcal pneumonia and the risk of stroke: a population-based follow-up study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: To investigate the risk of developing stroke in patients hospitalized following a diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia. METHODS: The study cohorts comprised of patients hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia (n ...
Li-Fu Chen, Hsin-Pai Chen, Yung-Sung Huang, Kuang-Yung Huang, Pesus Chou, Ching-Chih Lee   +5 more
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