Factors affecting antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae following vaccination introduction

ER Watkins, A Kalizang'Oma, A Gori, S Gupta… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and septicaemia
worldwide. Pneumococcal antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been highlighted by the WHO …

PCV13 vaccination of adults against pneumococcal disease: what we have learned from the community-acquired pneumonia immunization trial in adults (CAPiTA)

C Theilacker, MA Fletcher, L Jodar, BD Gessner - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Community-Acquired Pneumonia immunization Trial in Adults (CAPiTA) evaluated older
adult pneumococcal vaccination and was one of the largest vaccine clinical trials ever …

Serotype distribution of remaining pneumococcal meningitis in the mature PCV10/13 period: findings from the PSERENADE project

M Garcia Quesada, Y Yang, JC Bennett, K Hayford… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) introduction has reduced pneumococcal meningitis
incidence. The Pneumococcal Serotype Replacement and Distribution Estimation …

Adding new childhood vaccines to China's National Immunization Program: evidence, benefits, and priorities

H Zhang, X Lai, BN Patenaude, M Jit… - The Lancet Public …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary China's National Immunization Program has made remarkable achievements but
does not include several important childhood vaccines that are readily available in the …

Re-emergence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and increase of serotype 23B after easing of COVID-19 measures, Switzerland, 2021

C Casanova, M Küffer, SL Leib… - Emerging microbes & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has been low during the peak of the
COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we found that the IPD numbers again increased in …

Invasive pneumococcal disease, pneumococcal pneumonia and all-cause pneumonia in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the preceding 5 …

KPF Chan, TF Ma, MSM Ip, PL Ho - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To compare the incidence and severity of invasive pneumococcal diseases
(IPDs), pneumococcal pneumonia and all-cause pneumonia during the COVID-19 …

Validation of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae

I Passaris, N Mauder, M Kostrzewa… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy (IR Biotyper; Bruker) allows highly
discriminatory fingerprinting of closely related bacterial strains. In this study, FT-IR …

Global burden of meningitis and implications for strategy

B Kwambana-Adams - The Lancet Neurology, 2023 - thelancet.com
Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord,
which can be caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, or protozoan infections. From disease onset …

Pneumococcal and influenza vaccination rates and pneumococcal invasive disease rates set geographical and ethnic population susceptibility to serious COVID-19 …

R Root-Bernstein - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study examines the relationship of pneumococcal vaccination rates, influenza, measles-
mumps-rubella (MMR) diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccinations (DTP), polio, Haemophilus …

Dynamic changes in clinical characteristics and serotype distribution of invasive pneumococcal disease among adults in Japan after introduction of the pediatric 13 …

K Tamura, B Chang, R Shimbashi, H Watanabe… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Nationwide population-based surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is
being conducted in few Asian countries. We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics …