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Background: Adult pneumococcal disease (PD) represents a significant clinical and economic burden in the United States. Individuals with immunocompromising conditions and other chronic medical ...

It’s nerve-wracking to hear that a new variant is making the rounds, but infectious disease specialists say there are no glaring differences between the symptoms of NB.1.8.1 and those caused by other ...

Introduction Despite immunisation, antibiotics and intensive care management, infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. The WHO currently ...

In Vietnam, infection by the pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, which is the most common infectious disease and a top cause of mortality ...

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These medicines work best within 5 days after symptoms start. Go to the hospital if you have chest pain, can’t wake up or stay awake, feel confused or dizzy. The biggest red flag is trouble breathing ...

Globally spreading lineages expressing invasive serotypes have an important role in serotype replacement, and emerging non-vaccine serotypes associated with different pneumococcal lineages in ...

The technique behind these tools uses non-disease-causing viruses (called adeno-associated viruses, or AAVs) to deliver genes directly to specific neurons. This can make the cells do almost anything.