Streptococcus pneumoniae is an infectious pathogen responsible for millions of deaths
worldwide. Diseases caused by this bacterium are classified as pneumococcal diseases …

Streptococcus pneumoniae inflicts a huge disease burden as the leading cause of
community-acquired pneumonia and meningitis. Soon after mainstream antibiotic usage …

Evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with Lyme disease, human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis), and …

This document is an update of the original 1993 statement on community-acquired
pneumonia, incorporating new information about bacteriology, patient stratification …

Abstract The American Diabetes Association standards of medical care in diabetes are
presented. They are intended to provide clinicians, patients, researchers, payors, and other …

Background. Although it is widely accepted that adults with immunocompromising conditions
are at greatly increased risk of pneumococcal infection, the extent of risk among …

Objective To assess the effects of the B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS)–specific inhibitor
belimumab on immunologic biomarkers, including B cell and T cell populations, and …

Guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia were issued on behalf of
the Infectious Diseases Society of America in April 1998. The present version represents a …

Diabetes is a chronic illness that re-quires continuing medical care and patient self-
management education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term …

Objective To examine immunization responses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
treated with rituximab and to investigate the effects of rituximab‐induced CD20+ B cell …