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Triumph of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: Overcoming a Common Foe

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has reduced the burden of pneumococcal disease by the near elimination of vaccine serotypes from countries giving a booster dose at >9 months of life.
G. Rodgers, C. Whitney, K. Klugman
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Epidemiology of non-vaccine serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after universal administration of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
The universal administration of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) had been demonstrated as an effective way to prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
Qian-qian Du, W. Shi, Dan Yu, K. Yao
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Pneumococcal Choline-Binding Proteins Involved in Virulence as Vaccine Candidates

Vaccines, 2021
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a pathogen responsible for millions of deaths worldwide. Currently, the available vaccines for the prevention of S.
Julio Sempere, Mirella Llamosí, Idoia del Río Menéndez, Beatriz López Ruiz, Mirian Domenech, Fernando González-Camacho   +5 more
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Efficacy and effectiveness of extended-valency pneumococcal conjugate vaccines [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2014
The 7-valent pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has been shown to be highly efficacious against invasive pneumococcal diseases and effective against pneumonia and in reducing otitis media. The introduction of PCV7 has resulted in major changes
Hyunju Lee, Eun Hwa Choi, Hoan Jong Lee
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Adult pneumococcal vaccination – new opportunities

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2023
Pneumococcal infections (Streptococcus pneumoniae) remain a significant epidemiological problem globally. Although an invasive pneumo-coccal disease (IPD), which includes meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia with bacteremia, is the most severe form of ...
ERNEST KUCHAR, JOANNA CHOROSTOWSKA-WYNIMKO, LESZEK CZUPRYNIAK, ANDRZEJ FAL, ROBERT FLISIAK, ARTUR MAMCARZ, ANETA NITSCH-OSUCH, ANNA SKOCZYŃSKA, MARCIN STAJSZCZYK, JACEK WYSOCKI, MICHAŁ ABENDROT, DOMINIK GOLICKI, KATARZYNA JAŚKOWIAK, ADAM ANTCZAK   +13 more
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The COVID-19 pandemic increased the demand for pneumococcal vaccination in Japan

Human 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, Hirotake Mori, Toshio Naito   +2 more
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Evaluation of a phased pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Mongolia using enhanced pneumonia surveillance and community carriage surveys: a study protocol for a prospective observational study and lessons learned

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Streptococcus pneumoniae causes substantial morbidity and mortality among children. The introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) has the potential to dramatically reduce disease burden.
S. F. La Vincente, C. von Mollendorf, M. Ulziibayar, C. Satzke, L. Dashtseren, K. K. Fox, E. M. Dunne, C. D. Nguyen, J. de Campo, M. de Campo, H. Thomson, G. Surenkhand, S. Demberelsuren, S. Bujinlkham, L. A. H. Do, D. Narangerel, T. Cherian, T. Mungun, E. K. Mulholland   +18 more
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The role of Pneumococcal vaccine [PDF]

Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2008
Streptococcus pneumoniae pathologies represent a health problem of primary importance worldwide in terms of morbidity, mortality, and costs. S. pneumoniae is the main aetiological agent of bacterial pneumonia, and is frequently involved in bacterial meningitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations and upper airway pathologies. The
BRAIDO, FULVIO, BELLOTTI M., DE MARIA, ANDREA, CAZZOLA M., CANONICA, GIORGIO   +4 more
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[Pneumococcal vaccine].

Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita, 2001
Gli autori descrivono le caratteristiche del vaccino anti-pneumococcico polisaccaridi, ponendo una particolare attenzione alla sua efficacia e tollerabilità nella popolazione anziana.
D'ALESSANDRO, Daniela, Y. Kodra
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30-Minute Highly Multiplexed VaxArray Immunoassay for Pneumococcal Vaccine Antigen Characterization

Vaccines, 2022
Pneumonia accounts for over 20% of deaths worldwide in children aged 1 to 5 years, disproportionately affecting lower- and middle-income countries.
Tianjing Hu, David F. Miller, Amber W. Taylor, Christine Riley, Caitlin McCormick, Keely N. Thomas, Rachel Y. Gao, Kathy L. Rowlen, Emilia B. Byrne, Pardeep Kumar, Soo Kyung Kim, Erica D. Dawson   +11 more
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