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Pneumococcus

Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic ODK-0901 Test for Detection of Pneumococcal Antigen in Middle Ear Fluids and Nasopharyngeal Secretions

Muneki Hotomi, Akihisa Togawa, Shin Takei, Gen Sugita, Rinya Sugita, Masamitsu Kono, Yutaka Fujimaki, Yosuke Kamide, Akihiro Uchizono, Keiko Kanesada, Shoichi Sawada, Naohiro Okitsu, Yumi Tanaka, Yoko Saijo, Noboru Yamanaka

published 20 Mar 2012

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A Metalloproteinase Secreted by Streptococcus pneumoniae Removes Membrane Mucin MUC16 from the Epithelial Glycocalyx Barrier

Bharathi Govindarajan, Balaraj B. Menon, Sandra Spurr-Michaud, Komal Rastogi, Michael S. Gilmore, Pablo Argüeso, Ilene K. Gipson

published 07 Mar 2012

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Contribution of a Genomic Accessory Region Encoding a Putative Cellobiose Phosphotransferase System to Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Lauren J. McAllister, Abiodun D. Ogunniyi, Uwe H. Stroeher, James C. Paton

published 21 Feb 2012

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Pneumococcal Antibody Concentrations and Carriage of Pneumococci more than 3 Years after Infant Immunization with a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Adebayo K. Akinsola, Martin O. C. Ota, Godwin C. Enwere, Brown J. Okoko, Syed M. A. Zaman, Mark Saaka, Ekpedeme D. Nsekpong, Aderonke A. Odutola, Brian M. Greenwood, Felicity T. Cutts, Richard A. Adegbola

published 20 Feb 2012

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The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Pneumococcal Colonization of the Nasopharynx among Children in Kilifi District, Kenya

Osman Abdullahi, Angela Karani, Caroline C. Tigoi, Daisy Mugo, Stella Kungu, Eva Wanjiru, Jane Jomo, Robert Musyimi, Marc Lipsitch, J. Anthony G. Scott

published 20 Feb 2012

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The Burden of Invasive Bacterial Infections in Pemba, Zanzibar

Kamala Thriemer, Benedikt Ley, Shaali Ame, Lorenz von Seidlein, Gi Deok Pak, Na Yoon Chang, Ramadhan Hashim, Wolfgang Hellmut Schmied, Clara Jana-Lui Busch, Shanette Nixon, Anne Morrissey, Mahesh K. Puri, Mohammad Ali, R. Leon Ochiai, Thomas Wierzba, Mohammad S. Jiddawi, John D. Clemens, Said M. Ali, Jaqueline L. Deen

published 17 Feb 2012

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Pre-Vaccination Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Carriage in a Nigerian Population: Epidemiology and Population Biology

Ifedayo M. O. Adetifa, Martin Antonio, Christy A. N. Okoromah, Chinelo Ebruke, Victor Inem, David Nsekpong, Abdoulie Bojang, Richard A. Adegbola

published 24 Jan 2012

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Thoracic Empyema: A 12-Year Study from a UK Tertiary Cardiothoracic Referral Centre

Daniel J. B. Marks, Marie D. Fisk, Chieh Y. Koo, Menelaos Pavlou, Lorraine Peck, Simon F. Lee, David Lawrence, M. Bruce Macrae, A. Peter R. Wilson, Jeremy S. Brown, Robert F. Miller, Alimuddin I. Zumla

published 20 Jan 2012

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The Fitness Cost of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Insight from the Field

M. Cyrus Maher, Wondu Alemayehu, Takele Lakew, Bruce D. Gaynor, Sara Haug, Vicky Cevallos, Jeremy D. Keenan, Thomas M. Lietman, Travis C. Porco

published 17 Jan 2012

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Decrease in Pneumococcal Co-Colonization following Vaccination with the Seven-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Carina Valente, Jason Hinds, Francisco Pinto, Silvio D. Brugger, Katherine Gould, Kathrin Mühlemann, Hermínia de Lencastre, Raquel Sá-Leão

published 12 Jan 2012

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Impaired Release of Antimicrobial Peptides into Nasal Fluid of Hyper-IgE and CVID Patients

Andreas Cederlund, Marie Olliver, Rokeya Sultana Rekha, Monica Lindh, Lennart Lindbom, Staffan Normark, Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Jan Andersson, Birgitta Agerberth, Peter Bergman

published 27 Dec 2011

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Community-Based Outbreaks in Vulnerable Populations of Invasive Infections Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes 5 and 8 in Calgary, Canada

Otto G. Vanderkooi, Deirdre L. Church, Judy MacDonald, Franziska Zucol, James D. Kellner

published 27 Dec 2011

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Differences in Genotype and Virulence among Four Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Belonging to the PMEN1 Clone

N. Luisa Hiller, Rory A. Eutsey, Evan Powell, Joshua P. Earl, Benjamin Janto, Darren P. Martin, Suzanne Dawid, Azad Ahmed, Mark J. Longwell, Margaret E. Dahlgren, Suzanne Ezzo, Herve Tettelin, Sean C. Daugherty, Timothy J. Mitchell, Todd A. Hillman, Farrel J. Buchinsky, Alexander Tomasz, Herminia de Lencastre, Raquel Sá-Leão, J. Christopher Post, Fen Z. Hu, Garth D. Ehrlich

published 19 Dec 2011

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