Surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease in 30 EU countries: Towards a European system?
In this era of new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), we described and compared surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and PCV policies in 30 European countries to provide guidance for Europe-wide surveillance.
Perrocheau, Anne +31 more
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Pneumococcal carriage in sub-Saharan Africa--a systematic review. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal epidemiology varies geographically and few data are available from the African continent. We assess pneumococcal carriage from studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) before and after the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)
Bottomley, Christian +15 more
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Dynamic models of pneumococcal carriage and the impact of the Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been introduced in national immunisation programmes of most industrialised countries and recently in two African GAVI eligible countries (Rwanda and The Gambia). However the long term effects of
George, Robert +18 more
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Common NFKBIL2 polymorphisms and susceptibility to pneumococcal disease: a genetic association study. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a major global health problem and a leading cause of death in children worldwide. The factors that influence development of pneumococcal sepsis remain poorly understood, although increasing evidence points ...
Rautanen, Anna +51 more
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A Protocol of National Mixed‐Methods Assessment of Childhood and Maternal Immunization
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Accurate measurement of routine immunization coverage is essential for detecting immunity gaps, guiding programmatic responses, and supporting equitable vaccine delivery. Iran's Expanded Programme on Immunization has achieved high coverage, but administrative estimates can mask some disparities.
Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi +8 more
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Immunogenicity of pneumococcal vaccines in comorbid autoimmune and chronic respiratory diseases
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes pneumonia, meningitis, otitis media, and bacteremia. The mortality and morbidity of invasive pneumococcal disease are high among adults aged >65 years or those with underlying chronic or immunosuppressive conditions.
Koji Kuronuma, Hiroki Takahashi
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Pharmacy‐Based Immunization Delivery: A Comprehensive History and Current Challenges
ABSTRACT Pharmacists and their teams have a long history of involvement with vaccines. This paper describes the contributions of pharmacy‐based immunization delivery in the United States from the 1800's to date. Early activities centered around storage and distribution of antitoxins and vaccines. From the 1950s through the early 1990s, pharmacists were
Jean‐Venable R. Goode +4 more
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Nonencapsulated
While significant protection from pneumococcal disease has been achieved by the use of polysaccharide and polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines, capsule-independent protection has been limited by serotype replacement along with disease caused by ...
Lance E. Keller +2 more
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The Political Economy of Patent Buyouts
ABSTRACT Incentivizing innovation through buyouts may alleviate the social costs associated with patent power, but the political economy and feasibility of this potentially important financing mechanism have been understudied. We study an international setting of countries with different innovation and financing capabilities, and where financing ...
Amal Ahmad +2 more
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