Infections have represented for a long time the leading cause of death in humans. During
the 19th century, pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrhea and diphtheria were considered the …

Respiratory infections remain the most common reason why patients seek medical care in
ambulatory and hospital settings, and they are the most frequent precursor of sepsis. In light …

Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) caused approximately 44000 US
invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) cases in 2008. Antibiotic nonsusceptibility …

In patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
needing hospitalisation, sputum purulence is associated with bacteria in the lower …

The most prevalent childhood bacterial infections in primary healthcare are respiratory,
gastrointestinal and urogenital infections. The main aim of this paper was to consider factors …

The majority of cases of community-acquired pneumonia are caused by Streptococcus
pneumoniae and most studies on pneumococcal host interaction are based on cell culture …

This study aimed to determine the magnitude of nasopharyngeal carriage, antimicrobial
resistance and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy children under …

OBJECTIVE: Septic thrombosis of the sigmoid and lateral sinus is a rare complication of
acute otitis media, mastoiditis and cholesteatoma. Hence, the aim of this chat review was to …

Introduction: The introduction of protein conjugate vaccines for Haemophilus influenzae type
b (Hib), Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) and Neisseria meningitidis (N …

We present data on pneumococcal carriage before the introduction of the heptavalent-
pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV7) in Denmark. In the pre-PCV7 period, the …