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PLoS ONE, 2019 Background Despite the widespread implementation of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the leading cause of severe pneumonia associated with mortality among children less than 5 years of age worldwide, with the highest ...
J. Ngocho +6 more
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British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.Summary Infectious complications after high‐dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDT‐ASCT) for lymphoma are the leading cause of late non‐relapse mortality. Characterizing the risk of infectious complications over time is important for rational follow‐up and because alternatives to HDT‐ASCT exist for some patients.
Freja Tang Severinsen +11 more
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Zhongguo gonggong weishengObjectiveTo understand the pneumococcal vaccination status and its influencing factors among young and middle-aged populations, and provide reference for promoting pneumococcal vaccination.
Ziying CHEN +10 more
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Vaccines, 2021 Despite the significant reduction in pneumococcal disease due to pneumococcal vaccines, protection of vulnerable high-risk individuals, especially pediatric populations, remains a great challenge.
Theano Lagousi +4 more
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Pneumococcal disease and use of pneumococcal vaccines in Taiwan
Clinical and experimental vaccine research, 2015 The use of pneumococcal vaccine plays an important role for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). However, introducing the pneumococcal vaccine into the national immunization program (NIP) is complex and costly. The strategy of progressively
Sung-Hsi Wei +3 more
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Adults aged 65 years and older in South Africa have a responsibility to vaccinate against influenza
Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we draw on the thinking about incompleteness and conviviality grounded in Afro‐communitarianism ethics from the Global South to argue that adults aged 65 years and above have a prima facie responsibility to vaccinate against influenza.
Ruach Sarangarajan, Cornelius Ewuoso
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Theory and strategy for Pneumococcal vaccines in the elderly
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2015 Pneumonia is the fourth-leading cause of death globally, and Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most important causative pathogen. Because the incidence of pneumococcal diseases is likely to increase with the aging society, we should determine an optimal ...
H. Namkoong +12 more
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Vaccination in Multiple Myeloma: Challenges and Strategies
European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy characterized by profound immunosuppression resulting from both disease‐related mechanisms and treatment‐induced immune dysfunction. This compromised immune status markedly increases susceptibility to infections, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in MM patients.
Enrica Antonia Martino +10 more
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Pneumococcal vaccine and opsonic pneumococcal antibody [PDF]
Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 2013 Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen responsible for the majority of bacterial pneumonia cases as well as invasive pneumococcal diseases with high mortality and morbidity. Use of conjugate vaccines targeting the pneumococcal capsule has dramatically reduced the incidence of invasive diseases, and there are active efforts to further ...
Robert L. Burton +4 more
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Vaccination against pneumococcal infections in adults [PDF]
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2018 The following key issues of pneumococcal infection prophylaxis were discussed during the expert council: incidence rates of community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia and other pneumococcal infections, local epidemiological data, increases in ...
Kozlov R.S. +13 more
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