The changing epidemiology of pneumococcal diseases: new challenges after widespread routine immunization
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-020-01403-5
Abstract: Though the use of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has reduced the incidence of pneumonia and invasive diseases around the world, widespread vaccine use has resulted in serotype replacement (Balsells et al. 2017). Serotype replacement… read more here.
Keywords: immunization; vaccine serotypes; disease; epidemiology ... See more keywords
Comprehensive value assessments for new pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
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DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2021.1970974
Abstract: Abstract Although the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and acute otitis media (AOM) in young children has decreased since the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), the subsequent emergence of non-vaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes… read more here.
Keywords: pneumococcal conjugate; conjugate vaccines; burden; vaccine ... See more keywords
Changing Epidemiology and Predisposing Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease at Two Australian Tertiary Hospitals.
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DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002489
Abstract: BACKGROUND Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in children. Universal pneumococcal conjugate vaccination has changed the epidemiology of IPD. In vaccinated children, IPD can be a marker of an underlying… read more here.
Keywords: invasive pneumococcal; disease; pneumococcal disease; changing epidemiology ... See more keywords
Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Prevenar13®) in Preventing Acquisition of Carriage of Pneumococcal Vaccine Serotypes in Tanzanian Children With HIV/AIDS
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.673392
Abstract: In every year, up to one million children die due to pneumococcal disease. Children infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are mostly affected, as they appear to have higher rates of pneumococcal carriage and invasive… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine serotypes; vaccine; acquisition carriage; pneumococcal vaccine ... See more keywords