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Pneumococcal vaccine uptake and its associated factors among adult patients with congestive cardiac failure seen in a tertiary facility in Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesIbom Medical Journal, 2023
Background: Patients with congestive cardiac failure (CCF) are at increased risk of morbidities and mortality associated with pneumococcal infections and thus should be vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Ajibare AO   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumococcal carriage, serotype distribution and risk factors in children with community-acquired pneumonia, 5 years after introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: There is a scarcity of data on pneumococcal serotypes carried by children in Ethiopia. We studied pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage rate, serotypes, and risk factors among children with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Abebe, Workeabeba   +7 more
core   +1 more source

The Results of a Three-Year Pneumococcal Vaccination of Children in Russia

open access: yesПедиатрическая фармакология, 2018
Background. After inclusion of pneumococcal vaccination in the National Vaccination Schedule, it is very important to evaluate the efficacy of routine immunisation of the child population for more than 3 years. The obtained results provide opportunity to
Nikolay I. Briko   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the demand for pneumococcal vaccination in Japan

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Although routine vaccinations in children decreased during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pneumococcal vaccine coverage in older adults has remained unknown.
Akira Komori   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low Pneumococcal Vaccination among Patients with Psoriasis in Germany: Results from Vac-Pso

open access: yesVaccines, 2022
While suboptimal pneumococcal vaccination rates have been reported in immunosuppressed patients with rheumatic diseases, data for patients with psoriasis (PsO) or atopic dermatitis (AD) are scarce.
Phoebe Wellmann   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumococcal Vaccines

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum, 2014
ABSTRACTStreptococcus pneumoniaeis a Gram-Positive pathogen that is a major causative agent of pneumonia, otitis media, sepsis and meningitis across the world. The World Health Organization estimates that globally over 500,000 children are killed each year by this pathogen. Vaccines offer the best protection againstS. pneumoniaeinfections.
D. E. Briles   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Case report on a defective antibody response against pneumococcal serotype 9V in a patient with a single episode of pneumonia

open access: yesPneumonia, 2017
Background Patients with recurrent respiratory tract infections and an impaired response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination are diagnosed with a specific antibody deficiency.
Diana van Kessel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumococcal Vaccines

open access: yesIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2018
Streptococcus pneumoniae continues to take a heavy toll on childhood mortality and morbidity across the developing world. An estimated 10.6 million invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs) occur every year, with nearly 1 million deaths in children under 5 years of age. Introduction of vaccines in the childhood immunisation programme in developed world has
Anand, Manoharan, Ranjith, Jayaraman
openaire   +2 more sources

A Trial of a 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in HIV-Infected Adults. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading and serious coinfection in adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, particularly in Africa.
French, N   +9 more
core   +4 more sources

Preventive measures in infancy to reduce under-five mortality: a case-control study in The Gambia.

open access: yes, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between child mortality and common preventive interventions: vaccination, trained birthing attendants, tetanus toxoid during pregnancy, breastfeeding and vitamin A supplementation. METHODS: Case-control study in
Adegbola, Richard A   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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