Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Other Respiratory Bacterial Pathogens in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta …

RA Adegbola, R DeAntonio, PC Hill, A Roca, E Usuf… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of childhood
morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in low income countries where pneumococcal …

Current challenges and new approaches to implementing optimal management of sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa

M Ally, E Balandya - Seminars in hematology, 2023 - Elsevier
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common life-threatening monogenic disorder in the
world. The disease is highly prevalent in malaria endemic areas with over 75% of patients …

[图书][B] Antimicrobial resistance: global report on surveillance

World Health Organization - 2014 - apps.who.int
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE Page 1 2014 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE Global Report
on Surveillance Page 2 Page 3 2014 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE Global Report on …

Patterns of infections, aetiological agents and antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary care hospital in northern Tanzania

HH Kumburu, T Sonda, BT Mmbaga… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the causative agents of infections and their antimicrobial
susceptibility at a tertiary care hospital in Moshi, Tanzania, to guide optimal treatment …

Alteration of lymphocyte phenotype and function in sickle cell anemia: Implications for vaccine responses

E Balandya, T Reynolds, S Obaro… - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals with sickle cell anemia (SCA) have increased susceptibility to infections,
secondary to impairment of immune function. Besides the described dysfunction in innate …

[HTML][HTML] Carriage of penicillin-non-susceptible pneumococci among children in northern Tanzania in the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine era

M Emgård, SE Msuya, BM Nyombi, D Mosha… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the antibiotic susceptibility and serotype distribution of colonizing
Streptococcus pneumoniae in Tanzanian children. Serial cross-sectional surveys were …

High rate of antibiotic resistance among pneumococci carried by healthy children in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

AM Birindwa, M Emgård, R Nordén, E Samuelsson… - BMC pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have been introduced in the infant
immunisation programmes in many countries to reduce the rate of fatal pneumococcal …

Bacteria patterns on tonsillar surface and tonsillar core tissue among patients scheduled for tonsillectomy at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania

G Buname, GA Kiwale, MF Mushi, V Silago, P Rambau… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils due to either viruses or bacteria.
Here, we report the bacteria patterns on the tonsillar surface and tonsillar core tissue among …

Pneumococcal carriage and antibiotic susceptibility patterns from two cross-sectional colonization surveys among children aged< 5 years prior to the introduction of 10 …

M Kobayashi, LM Conklin, G Bigogo, G Jagero… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Background Pneumococci are spread by persons with nasopharyngeal colonization, a
necessary precursor to invasive disease. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines can prevent …

Identification of Potential Vaccine Candidates Against Streptococcus pneumoniae by Reverse Vaccinology Approach

S Talukdar, S Zutshi, KS Prashanth, KK Saikia… - Applied biochemistry …, 2014 - Springer
In the past few decades, genome-based approaches have contributed significantly to
vaccine development. Our aim was to identify the most conserved and immunogenic …