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Comparison of traditional culture and molecular qPCR for detection of simultaneous carriage of multiple pneumococcal serotypes in African children

Scientific Reports, 2017
S. pneumoniae is a common colonizer of the human nasopharynx in high income and low-middle income countries. Due to limitations of standard culture methods, the prevalence of concurrent colonization with multiple serotypes is unclear.
Courtney P. Olwagen, Peter V. Adrian, Shabir A. Madhi   +2 more
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Molecular characterization of invasive meningococcal isolates in Burkina Faso as the relative importance of serogroups X and W increases, 2008–2012

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A disease in Burkina Faso has greatly decreased following introduction of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in 2010, yet other serogroups continue to pose a risk of life-threatening disease. Capsule switching
Adam C. Retchless, Malika Congo-Ouédraogo, Dinanibè Kambiré, Jeni Vuong, Alex Chen, Fang Hu, Absetou Ky Ba, Abdoul-Salam Ouédraogo, Soumeya Hema-Ouangraoua, Jaymin C. Patel, Rasmata Ouédraogo Traoré, Lassana Sangaré, Xin Wang   +12 more
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Influenza Vaccination Responses in Disabled Stroke Patients: A Single‐Center Prospective Observational Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the immunological response to influenza vaccination, the incidence and severity of influenza infection, and the side effects of the vaccination in patients with ischemic stroke. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted between 2023 and 2024 at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Achiraya Pakngao, Sureerat Suwatcharangoon, Pintip Ngamjanyapron, Kobporn Boonnak, Thanitta Suangtamai, Porpon Rotjanapan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome in older adults after bivalent RSV pre-F vaccination in England

Nature Communications
An elevated risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome following respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults was reported from the United States in the first year of their programme. This national study assesses the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
Julia Stowe, Conall H. Watson, Mary E. Ramsay, Nick J. Andrews   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

mRNA vaccines in the prevention and treatment of diseases

MedComm, 2022
AbstractMessenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines made their successful public debut in the effort against the COVID‐19 outbreak starting in late 2019, although the history of mRNA vaccines can be traced back decades. This review provides an overview to discuss the historical course and present situation of mRNA vaccine development in addition to some
Yangzhuo Gu, Jiangyao Duan, Na Yang, Yuxin Yang, Xing Zhao   +4 more
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The African Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Network: a vaccine advocacy initiative [PDF]

, 2011
Achieving high and equitable childhood immunisation coverage in Africa will not only protect children from disability and premature death, it will also boost productivity, reduce poverty and support the economic growth of the continent.
Mpabalwani, EM, Sow, PS, Akoua-Koffi, C, Maranga, PW, Odusanya, OO, Hussey, GD, Gresenguet, G, Falade, AG, Kuit, SB, Dicko, A, Armah, GE, Tamfum, JJM, Lakhani, N, Kitaka, SB, Madhi, SA, Wiysonge, CS, Were, F, Boula, AYC, Gatheru, Z   +18 more
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reclaiming momentum: The Essential Programme on Immunization in the journey to 2030 and beyond

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Fifty-one years after the launch of the Expanded Programme on Immunization – now rebranded as the Essential Programme on Immunization – routine vaccination remains the most transformative public health intervention, preventing more than 154 million ...
Charles S. Wiysonge, Sara Cooper, Chinwe J. Iwu-Jaja, Abdu A. Adamu, Miluka P. Gunaratna, Balcha G. Masresha   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recognizing Vaccine-Preventable Diseases for the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner [PDF]

, 2023
There has been a resurgence of certain vaccine-preventable diseases due to safety concerns, intense politicization, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Varicella, measles, pertussis, and hepatitis A are examples of vaccine preventable diseases that are ...
Kamba, Brent, Luthy, Karlen Beth, Robinson, Michael S   +2 more
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