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Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Northern Togo before the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundS. pneumoniae is a leading cause of meningitis morbidity and mortality in the African meningitis belt, but little is known of its contribution to the burden of pneumonia in the region.
Jennifer C Moïsi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shingles & Pneumococcal Vaccines: Recommendations for Older Adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
As the immune system tends to weaken over time, patients aged 50+ begin having increased risk for certain potentially preventable diseases, especially shingles and pneumonia.
Flinn, Benjamin
core   +1 more source

Splenectomy in β‐thalassemia patients: Practices and risks in a nationwide study

open access: yes
HemaSphere, Volume 10, Issue 5, May 2026.
Audrey Benoit   +194 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of pneumococcal carriage and risk factors for pneumonia and carriage among under-5 children in Malaysia: findings from the MY-Pneumo study

open access: yesPneumonia
Background Paediatric pneumonia remains a significant public health concern globally, and the risk factors for pneumonia and carriage vary across different populations. The accuracy of pneumococcal urinary antigen test (PUAT) remains unclear. We aimed to
Hoomashini Gunasegaran   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serotypes and antibiotic susceptibility of isolated from hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia in Italy

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2017
Background: Pneumonia remain an important public health problem. The primary objective was to determine the proportion of community-acquired pneumonia that is attributable to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection; secondary objectives were the description ...
Marta Di Pasquale   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Walla Walla General Hospital: Setting Staff Up for Success in Pneumonia Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Outlines education and reinforcement strategies, including building a quality culture and implementing a hospitalist program, standardized order sets, and staff supports, that enable high performance on pneumonia care core measures.
Aimee Lashbrook
core  

Western Baptist Hospital: Problem-Solving With Pneumonia Care Performance Improvement Teams [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Describes successful strategies for strengthening pneumonia care, including multidisciplinary performance improvement teams, process improvements built into staff routines, peer collaboratives, standard order sets, and feedback through concurrent ...
Aimee Lashbrook
core  

Pneumococcal carriage, serotype distribution and risk factors in children with community-acquired pneumonia, 5 years after introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: There is a scarcity of data on pneumococcal serotypes carried by children in Ethiopia. We studied pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage rate, serotypes, and risk factors among children with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Abebe, Workeabeba   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of conjugate vaccines in pneumococcal infection prevention

open access: yesЖурнал инфектологии, 2014
The problem of pneumococcal infection is actual for many countries of the world in connection with high incidence and mortality. Vaccination by the 7-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine of children till 2 years is available in Russia since 2009, 13 ...
A. L. Perova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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