Antibody responses to nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults: A longitudinal household study [PDF]
Background. Natural immunity to Streptococcus pneumoniae is thought to be induced by exposure to S. pneumoniae or cross-reactive antigens. No longitudinal studies of carriage of and immune responses to S.
Andrews, N +12 more
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Quality of Health Care for Medicare Beneficiaries: A Chartbook [PDF]
Provides the results of a review of recently published studies and reports about the quality of health care for elderly Medicare beneficiaries.
Douglas McCarthy, Sheila Leatherman
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Norman Regional Health System: A City-Owned Public Trust Dedicated to Improving Performance [PDF]
Describes successful strategies for providing recommended treatment on process-of-care measures, including board and administration support, order sets, concurrent review, performance feedback, transparency, and engaging nurses.
Sharon Silow-Carroll
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The quality of preventive and diagnostic medical care: why do southern states underperform? [PDF]
As the cost of health care increases rapidly, the health care industry has turned its attention to methods of cost containment. However, concern exists that the drive to contain costs could lead to compromises in the quality of medical care. One practice
Brian S. Armour, M. Melinda Pitts
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Triptych of the Hermit Saints: pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines for the elderly
Ger T Rijkers,1,2 Laura IE Yousif,1 Simone MC Spoorenberg,3 Frans J van Overveld1 1Department of Science, University College Roosevelt, Middelburg, the Netherlands; 2Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Antonius Hospital ...
Rijkers GT +3 more
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The TRIP database showed most Acute Respiratory Infections questions were already addressed by Cochrane reviews [PDF]
Brassey, Jon +4 more
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Inhaled GM-CSF in neonatal mice provides durable protection against bacterial pneumonia [PDF]
Morley, S. Celeste +3 more
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PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN: OLD CHALLENGES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Influenza and other ARVIs in children are frequently complicated by pneumonia, which significantly exacerbates the diseases prognosis. At a flu children younger 5 years and children with related health conditions are at the highest risk of severe ...
S.A. Tsar'kova +2 more
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Incidence of all-cause and vaccine-preventable, radiologically confirmed community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalised adults in Germany: a multicentre surveillance study (2021-2023). [PDF]
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