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OBJECTIVE
To describe symptoms, disease manifestations and outcome of invasive pneumococcal disease in children prior to implementation of the pneumococcal vaccine.
METHODS
Analysis of children younger than 16 years of age with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD; n = 119). Children with
Background: Risk factors related to mortality due to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) have been unveiled previously, but early clinical manifestations of IPD based on prognosis remain uncovered.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the clinical features and epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease and the efficacy of pneumococcal prophylaxis.
METHODS
A retrospective study of 80 episodes in 68 patients in the Jamaican Sickle Cell Clinic in a 25-year period
Meningitis is endemic in Vanuatu and other Pacific island countries and has a high case fatality rate. The incidence in the southern island of Tanna is especially high. This descriptive study of 64 cases in children (under 15 years) on that island was undertaken over a 21-month period from January
Children aged 1-59 months admitted to Goroka Base Hospital with signs suggestive of meningitis were recruited to determine what proportion of such children have clinical or bacterial meningitis and to investigate the bacterial aetiology. A laboratory classification of definite, probable, possible,
BACKGROUND
Streptococcus pneumonia is the most common bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia in children. The reference standard for etiological diagnosis is isolation of S. pneumoniae from blood Since the advent of conjugate vaccines, disease caused by this organism can now be prevented.
Eleven cases of pneumococcal infection of abdominal and pelvic origin that occurred in previously healthy adults are described. All cases occurred in women who were admitted to a county hospital in Norway with acute abdominal symptoms such as pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Explorative
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of bacterial meningitis in children. It can progress and carries a serious risk of mortality and morbidity despite effective treatment. Cochlear implantation is a fairly successful procedure for restoring hearing in cases of sensorineural hearing loss.
We report an uncommon case of septic arthritis of the ankle from a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection and provide an update of the literature reported since 2002. A 58-year-old female presented to the hospital with right ankle pain and an inability to bear weight. She reported a history of
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacteremia, sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, and acute otitis media in young children. Some serotypes are associated with particular disease syndromes, such as complicated pneumonias in children, or with higher rates of hospitalization in
Pneumococci are one of the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in children. It's also responsible for the other invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) including bacteremia and pneumonia worldwide. Unvaccinated children are more prone to IPD. Although IPD tend to have a higher prevalence under 2
Despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy and vaccination, invasive pneumococcal infections remain associated with significant mortality, especially in selected high-risk groups (asplenic, humoral immunity deficient patients, etc.). We present a 13-year-old caucasian boy with HIV infection (vertical
Ceftriaxone is a parenteral third-generation cephalosporin with a long elimination half-life which permits once-daily administration. It has good activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-susceptible staphylococci, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Neisseria spp.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the consequences of discontinuing penicillin prophylaxis at 5 years of age in children with sickle cell anemia who had received prophylactic penicillin for much of their lives.
METHODS
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
METHODS
Eighteen teaching hospitals