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 …

Bacterial meningitis in Africa

T Barichello, CH Rocha Catalão, UK Rohlwink… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial meningitis differs globally, and the incidence and case fatality rates vary by region,
country, pathogen, and age group; being a life-threatening disease with a high case fatality …

The metabolic, virulence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of colonising Streptococcus pneumoniae shift after PCV13 introduction in urban Malawi

U Obolski, TD Swarthout, A Kalizang'oma… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes substantial mortality among children under 5-years-old
worldwide. Polysaccharide conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are highly effective at reducing …

Waning of antibody levels induced by a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, using a 3+ 0 schedule, within the first year of life among children younger than 5 …

TD Swarthout, MYR Henrion, D Thindwa… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) induce serotype-specific
IgG antibodies, effectively reducing vaccine-serotype carriage and invasive pneumococcal …

Pneumococcal infections in children with sickle cell disease before and after pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

TV Adamkiewicz, MEM Yee, S Thomas… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at increased risk of invasive pneumococcal
disease (IPD). Over 25 years, the Georgia Emerging Infections Program/Centers for Disease …

Effect of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on experimental carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B in Blantyre, Malawi: a randomised controlled …

D Dula, B Morton, T Chikaonda, AE Chirwa… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The effect of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccine implementation in
Malawi is threatened by absence of herd effect. There is persistent vaccine-type …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of antibody responses by adults and young children to 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination and Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation

AS Wolf, E Mitsi, S Jones, SP Jochems, L Roalfe… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) protects against invasive pneumococcal
disease caused by vaccine-serotype (VT) Streptococcus pneumoniae by generating …

The Molecular Approaches and Challenges of Seroty** for Epidemiological Surveillance in the Vaccine Era

NAA Rahman, MNM Desa, SN Masri… - Polish Journal of …, 2023 - sciendo.com
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) belongs to the Gram-positive cocci. This
bacterium typically colonizes the nasopharyngeal region of healthy individuals. It has a …

Update on the evolving landscape of pneumococcal capsule types: new discoveries and way forward

FA Ganaie, BW Beall, J Yu… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2025 - journals.asm.org
SUMMARY Streptococcus pneumoniae (the “pneumococcus”) is a significant human
pathogen. The key determinant of pneumococcal fitness and virulence is its ability to …

Estimating pneumococcal carriage dynamics in adults living with HIV in a mature infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine programme in Malawi, a modelling study

J Phiri, L Sibale, L Mlongoti, N Mitole, A Kusakala… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALWHIV) receiving
antiretroviral therapy (ART) exhibit higher pneumococcal carriage prevalence than adults …