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C-Terminal Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin-Mediated Antigen Delivery for Nasal Pneumococcal Vaccine

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Efficient vaccine delivery to mucosal tissues including mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues is essential for the development of mucosal vaccine. We previously reported that claudin-4 was highly expressed on the epithelium of nasopharynx-associated ...
Hidehiko Suzuki   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Managing infectious aerosols to counter engineered pandemics: Current recommendations and future research

open access: yesRisk Analysis, EarlyView.
Abstract In the increasingly likely event of an engineered‐virus outbreak or pandemic of catastrophic potential, managing infectious aerosols to reduce transmission will be crucial. Now is the time to start preparing our buildings, public opinion, and regulatory environments for the infectious aerosol management interventions necessary to protect the ...
Adam Lerner   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frequency-dependent selection in vaccine-associated pneumococcal population dynamics

open access: yesNature Ecology & Evolution, 2017
Many bacterial species are composed of multiple lineages distinguished by extensive variation in gene content. These often cocirculate in the same habitat, but the evolutionary and ecological processes that shape these complex populations are poorly ...
J. Corander   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knowledge and Adherence to Lifestyle Habits to Prevent Complications Associated With Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single‐Center Survey

open access: yesTransplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
We performed a survey on lifestyle habits aimed at reducing the risks associated with immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients. We found gaps in dental hygiene, sunscreen use, vaccination, and consumption of high‐risk foods. Cultural and economic factors influenced adherence.
Tamara Ruiz‐Merlo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

IL-17 can be protective or deleterious in murine pneumococcal pneumonia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and the leading agent of childhood pneumonia deaths worldwide. Nasal colonization is an essential step prior to infection.
Bayes, Hannah K.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Effect of Maternal Pregnancy Intention on Neonatal and Infant Healthcare Across the Continuum of Care in Ethiopia: A National Longitudinal Study Using Propensity Score Methods

open access: yesChild: Care, Health and Development, Volume 51, Issue 5, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Completion of the newborn and infant healthcare practices across the continuum of care, including essential newborn care, exclusive breastfeeding from birth to 6 months of age and immunisation, remains low in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the impact of maternal pregnancy intention on the newborn and infant ...
Birye Dessalegn Mekonnen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uptake of Pneumococcal Vaccines Among U.S. Adults After 2022 Update to Recommendations

open access: yesAJPM Focus
Introduction: Updated recommendations for adult pneumococcal vaccination in the U.S. (publication date: January 27, 2022) incorporated 2 new vaccines (15- and 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines), removed 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ...
Ahuva Averin, MPP   +5 more
doaj  

The direct and indirect effects of the pneumococcal conjugated vaccine on carriage rates in children aged younger than 5 years in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo)
Objective To demonstrate the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage status in children younger than 5 years in Latin America and the Caribbean. Methods A systematic literature review was carried out on the direct
Stefany Martins Silva   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines

open access: yesBMJ, 2002
Infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a leading cause of illness in young children and of illness and death in elderly people and people with immune deficiencies and chronic illness. Pneumococcus causes a spectrum of disease: infections of the upper respiratory tract, otitis media, invasive infections such as bacteraemia and ...
Vittorio Demicheli, Tom Jefferson
openaire   +4 more sources

Seasonality and outbreak of a predominant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 clone from The Gambia: expansion of ST217 hypervirulent clonal complex in West Africa. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 causes > 20% of invasive disease, among all age groups combined, in The Gambia. In contrast, it is rarely detected in carriage studies. This study compares the molecular epidemiology of S.
Adegbola, Richard A   +15 more
core   +2 more sources

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