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Pneumococcus

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children aged two to five years old in the conjugate vaccine era: A cross-sectional study in Salvador, Brazil

Isabela Oliveira Sousa, João Lucas Pinheiro Leite, Amanda Oliveira dos Santos Melo, Adriano Souza Santos Monteiro, Carolina Ferreira Cavalcanti Xavier, Valmira de Jesus Santos, Ana Paula Silva de Lemos, Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida, Ana Paula de Oliveira Menezes, Soraia Machado Cordeiro, Joice Neves Reis

published 09 Sep 2026

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Presence of Dolosigranulum pigrum in the nasopharynx and its relationship with respiratory health status in paediatric population

Maria Cisneros, Desirée Henares, Aleix Lluansí, Pedro Brotons, Cristian Launes, Daniel Penela-Sanchez, Gerard Gonzalez-Comino, Amaresh Perez-Arguello, Mariona F. de Sevilla, Alex Mira, Miguel Blanco-Fuertes, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro

published 02 Sep 2026

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A national survey on laboratory practices for specimen processing, streptococcus pneumoniae identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing in CARSS Hospitals in China

Cui Jian, Xueman Wang, Shaozhen Yan, Chao Xu

published 12 Aug 2026

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Dual-input deep learning system for microbial identification from blood agar plates

Takao Naito, Satomi Takei, Shigeki Misawa, Miyuki Kuribara, Yoko Tabe

published 27 Jul 2026

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Fecal microbiota transplantation mitigates respiratory infection in rats exposed to hypobaric hypoxia by modulating the NLRP3 inflammasome and mucosal immunity

Huan Wang, Zhenyan Wu, Yaolei Zhang, Lijun Tang, Guangqing Shi, Lijie Ma, Zhu Huang, Jing Zhou

published 28 Apr 2026

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Impact of prophylactic oral azithromycin during labor on Azithromycin Resistance (AMR) in nasal Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in women and infants in the multi-country Azithromycin Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS)

Patricia L. Hibberd, Jean H. Kim, Marissa Trotta, Sixto M. Leal, Anna Aceituno, Doyle V. Ward, Archana Patel, Akila Subramaniam, Waldemar A. Carlo, Imran Ahmed, Sarah Saleem, Sk Masum Billah, Rashidun Haque, Manolo Mazariegos, Fabian Esamai, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Elwyn Chomba, Muska Mwenchanya, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Robert L. Goldenberg, Melissa Bauserman, Nancy F. Krebs, Sherri Bucher, Richard J. Derman, William A. Petri, Marion Koso-Thomas, Denise C. Babineau, Elizabeth M. McClure, Alan T. N. Tita

published 17 Apr 2026

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Trend-based quality assurance of binary urinary antigen tests

Susanne Sütterlin, Anders Olof Larsson

published 13 Apr 2026

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Bacterial isolates and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of pediatric meningitis at comprehensive specialized hospitals in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia

Tadese Sisay, Daniel Mekonnen, Mitkie Wendmagegn, Ayenew Berhan, Addisu Melese

published 26 Feb 2026

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Streptococcus pneumoniae upregulates Toll2, Toll9, and defensin genes in Bombyx larvae infection model

Farhan R. Chowdhury, M. Ismail Hossain, Tangerul A. Jepu, Nusrat U. A. Saleh, Fatema T. Zohora, Tasmim A. Saleh, Mrinmoy Sarker, Al Numan, Zainab Yousuf, M. Aftab Uddin, Muktadir S. Hossain

published 30 Jan 2026

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Genomic insights into the expansion of meropenem-resistant GPSC1-CC320 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A isolates from children under 5 years of age with invasive infections, 2018–2024

Jin Lee, Jungsun Park, Tae-Min La, Ji-Yeon Hyeon, Hwanhee Kim, Seo Yeon Ko, Dong Hyeok Kim, Jaeil Yoo, Junyoung Kim

published 30 Dec 2025

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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae, its associated factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among school children in Babile district, eastern Ethiopia

Fuad Abdi Mohammed, Rajesh Sarkar, Firayad Ayele, Kedir Urgesa

published 05 Dec 2025

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The influence of pneumococcal positivity on clinical outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study

Chang-Seok Yoon, Ha-Young Park, Hwa-Kyung Park, Jae-Kyeong Lee, Bo-Gun Kho, Hong-Joon Shin, Yong-Soo Kwon, Yu-Il Kim, Sung-Chul Lim, Tae-Ok Kim

published 21 Aug 2025

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Methodological establishment and diagnostic value of a multiplex fluorescent PCR assay for the detection of three fastidious respiratory pathogens

Jingchao Shi, Yijun Zhu, Shuyun Chen, Xiaoyun Shan, Lihong Bo, Kai Shen, Keqiang Chen

published 31 Jul 2025

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