Results 41 to 50 of about 39,365 (191)

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, Catto, Choudhuri, George, Graham, Higginson, Horwood, Huda, Lawn, Nair, Nair, Nair, O'Brien, Osterholt, Rudan, Rudan, Rudan, Rudan, Rudan, Tomlinson, Watt, Webster   +21 more
core   +3 more sources

Oral Health and Pneumonia in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pneumonia is a leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), who also have increased risk of oral disease. Given the known relationship between oral disease and pneumonia in similar populations, this review aims to explore what is known about the association between oral health and ...
Katrina Byrne, Dominika Lisiecka, Gary Moran, Blánaid Daly, Isabel Fleischmann, Philip McCallion, Mary McCarron, Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among older children (≥5 years) and adults after the implementation of an infant vaccination programme with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ghana. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among non-infant children and adults occurred in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana between December 2015 and April 2016 despite the recent nationwide implementation of a vaccination programme for infants ...
Afreh, Osei Kuffour, Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame, Antonio, Martin, Appiah-Denkyira, Ebenezer, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Bampoe, Victor, Bannerman, Richard, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Ebruke, Chinelo, Foster-Nyarko, Ebenezer, Kaluwa, Owen, Kay, Gemma, Kuma, George Khumalo, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda Anna, Letsa, Timothy, Mwenda, Jason M, Ohene, Sally-Ann, Okoi, Catherine, Okot, Charles, Opare, David, Otu, Jacob Kweku, Owusu-Okyere, Godfred, Pallen, Mark J, Sarkodie, Badu, Senghore, Madikay, Worwui, Archibald Kwame, Zaman, Syed MA   +26 more
core   +2 more sources

Successful Treatment of Severe Purpura Fulminans With Anakinra

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpura fulminans (PF) is a rare, often fatal pediatric condition characterized by intravascular thrombosis and hemorrhagic infarction of the skin. A timely diagnosis and treatment are paramount to prevent the involvement of internal organs, causing disseminated intravascular coagulation and gangrene of the extremities.
Francesco Zulian, Luca Spiezia, Antonio Amabile, Francesca Tirelli, Alessandra Meneghel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, David Reynoso, Reema Mathew, Michael Loeffelholz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A pneumococcusvakcináció gyakorlata a családorvosi praxisokban [PDF]

, 2015
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of invasive pneumococcal disease, which is depending on risk factors and comorbidities, is increasing over the age of 50 years. Most developed countries have recommendations but vaccination rates remain low.
Kalabay, László, Tamás, Ferenc, Torzsa, Péter, Urban R, Vajer, Péter   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Addressing the Silent Pandemic: The Role of Italian Primary Care Paediatrics in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
Giovanni Cerimoniale, Elena Chiappini, Nicolò Monti, Antonio D'Avino, Nicola Roberto Caputo, Osama Al Jamal, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Domenico Careddu, Antonella Antonelli, Silvia Zecca, Paolo Felice, Raffaele Losco   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proposal of a Vaccination Needs Index to Prioritise Municipal Interventions in Brazil

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Addressing population health needs requires integrating indicators expressed on non‐comparable scales, particularly for vaccination, a cornerstone of public health. Objective To propose and implement a Vaccination Needs Index based on national administrative data on tracer vaccines for children to support the prioritisation of Brazilian ...
Fredi Alexander Diaz‐Quijano, Isaac Negretto Schrarstzhaupt, Francieli Fontana Sutile Tardetti Fantinato, Lely Stella Guzmán‐Barrera, Julio Croda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the unlikelihood of specific long range forces in immunologic and enzymatic reactions [PDF]

, 1950
In the past few years, a great many experiments have been performed by Rothen (24, 25) which he has interpreted as suggesting that antigen and antibody, and enzyme and substrate proteins, can react specifically, although separated by distances of ...
Singer, S. J.
core  

Herpes Zoster in Hematological Disorders: Pathogenesis, Risk Stratification, and Emerging Strategies for Prevention and Immunization

European Journal of Haematology, Volume 116, Issue 1, Page 14-22, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Herpes zoster (HZ), resulting from reactivation of latent varicella‐zoster virus (VZV), imposes a significant burden on immunocompromised patients, particularly those with hematological malignancies and recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT).
Enrica Antonia Martino, Ernesto Vigna, Antonella Bruzzese, Nicola Amodio, Eugenio Lucia, Virginia Olivito, Caterina Labanca, Santino Caserta, Francesco Mendicino, Fortunato Morabito, Massimo Gentile   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source