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Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana +1 more
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Communications BiologyPneumolysin (Ply) of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) at relatively high and low levels facilitates pneumococcal invasion into the lung and brain, respectively; however, the regulatory mechanisms of Ply expression are poorly understood.
Kaiqiang Shen +6 more
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Diabetes Mellitus and Pneumococcal Pneumonia
DiagnosticsCurrently, there are more than 500 million people suffering from diabetes around the world. People aged 65 years or older are the most affected by this disease, and it is estimated that approximately 96% of diabetes cases worldwide are type 2 diabetes ...
Catia Cilloniz, Antoni Torres
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RESULTS OF PROPHYLACTIC INOCULATION AGAINST PNEUMOCOCCUS IN 12,519 MEN
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1918 1. From a study of the agglutinins and protective power of the serum of 42 persons vaccinated against the pneumococcus, Types I, II, and III, it is demonstrated that a definite immune response has been secured to Types I and II by the dose of vaccine ...
R. Cecil, J. Harold Austin
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Setting priorities for development of emerging interventions against childhood pneumonia, meningitis and influenza [PDF]
, 2012 WAcute lower respiratory infections, which broadly include pneumonia and bronchiolitis, are still the leading cause of childhood mortality. ALRI contributed to 18% of all deaths in children younger than five years of age in 2008, and the main pathogens ...
Black +21 more
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Stewardship of Molecular Diagnostics in Transplant Viral Infections
Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The transplant environment requires special considerations when testing for viral infections as immunosuppression results in atypical infection profiles. Microbes otherwise considered commensals or causing mild disease can lead to severe infections in transplant environments. Therefore, guidelines tend to recommend broader microbial testing in
Scott Sugden +3 more
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Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae by a real-time PCR assay targeting SP2020. [PDF]
, 2019 Real-time PCR targeting lytA (the major autolysin gene) and piaB (permease gene of the pia ABC transporter) are currently used as the gold-standard culture-independent assays for Streptococcus pneumoniae identification.
AC Darling +46 more
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Infections in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Evolving Risks and Prevention Strategies
European Journal of Haematology, Volume 116, Issue 3, Page 204-214, March 2026.ABSTRACT Infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), reflecting both intrinsic immune dysfunction and therapy‐related immunosuppression. The pathogenesis of immunodeficiency in CLL is multifactorial: neoplastic B cells impair humoral immunity, T cells are functionally exhausted, and ...
Enrica Antonia Martino +10 more
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THE OCCURRENCE OF CARRIERS OF DISEASE-PRODUCING TYPES OF PNEUMOCOCCUS
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1915 Lobar pneumonia in 75 per cent of instances is due to specific types of pneumococci possessed of a high degree of pathogenicity. Although pneumococci occur in the mouths of 60 per cent of normal individuals, such organisms are readily distinguishable ...
A. R. Dochez, O. Avery
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