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 …

[HTML][HTML] The association between bacteria colonizing the upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract infection in young children: a systematic review and meta …

S Claassen-Weitz, KYL Lim, C Mullally, HJ Zar… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Bacteria colonizing the upper respiratory tract (URT) of young children play a
key role in the pathogenesis of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Objectives To …

The microbiota in bronchoalveolar lavage from young children with chronic lung disease includes taxa present in both the oropharynx and nasopharynx

RL Marsh, M Kaestli, AB Chang, MJ Binks, CE Pope… - Microbiome, 2016 - Springer
Background Invasive methods requiring general anaesthesia are needed to sample the lung
microbiota in young children who do not expectorate. This poses substantial challenges to …

Population effect of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae …

LL Hammitt, DO Akech, SC Morpeth, A Karani… - The Lancet Global …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background The effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in developed
countries was enhanced by indirect protection of unvaccinated individuals, mediated by …

Efficacy of a novel, protein-based pneumococcal vaccine against nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in infants: A phase 2, randomized, controlled …

A Odutola, MOC Ota, M Antonio, EO Ogundare… - Vaccine, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Conserved pneumococcal proteins are potential candidates for inclusion in
vaccines against pneumococcal diseases. In the first part of a two-part study, an …

The role of respiratory viruses in the etiology of bacterial pneumonia: an ecological perspective

KH Lee, A Gordon, B Foxman - Evolution, medicine, and public …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children less than 5 years old worldwide. A
wide range of viral, bacterial and fungal agents can cause pneumonia: although viruses are …

Carriage of Haemophilus influenzae in the oropharynx of young children and molecular epidemiology of the isolates after fifteen years of H. influenzae type b …

M Giufrè, L Daprai, R Cardines, P Bernaschi, L Ravà… - Vaccine, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Haemophilus influenzae is an important pathogen able to cause a wide
spectrum of diseases in children. Colonization of the upper respiratory tract is a risk factor for …

The rhinopharyngeal flap for reconstruction of lower clival and craniovertebral junction defects

PO Champagne, GA Zenonos, EW Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the lower clivus and
craniovertebral junction (CVJ) has been traditionally performed via resection of the …

Streptococcus pneumoniae Modulates Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Dispersion and the Transition from Colonization to Invasive Disease

RM Reddinger, NR Luke-Marshall, SL Sauberan… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus are ubiquitous upper respiratory
opportunistic pathogens. Individually, these Gram-positive microbes are two of the most …

Effect of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination without a booster dose on invasive H influenzae type b disease, nasopharyngeal carriage, and population …

LL Hammitt, RJ Crane, A Karani, A Mutuku… - The Lancet Global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine, delivered as a three-
dose series without a booster, was introduced into the childhood vaccination programme in …