Follow-Up Study of Effectiveness of 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Against All-Type and Serotype-Specific Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, Denmark

Autor: Katrine Finderup Nielsen, Lise Birk Nielsen, Tine Dalby, Frederikke Kristensen Lomholt, Hans-Christian Slotved, Kurt Fuursted, Zitta Barrella Harboe, Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen, Palle Valentiner-Branth

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 6, Pp 1164-1172 (2024)

As a follow-up to a previous study, we investigated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among 1,254,498 persons >65 years of age as part of a vaccination pro

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National Danish surveillance of invasive clinical Haemophilus influenzae isolates and their resistance profile

Autor: Hans-Christian Slotved, Thor Bech Johannesen, Marc Stegger, Tine Dalby, Kurt Fuursted

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 14 (2023)

IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the epidemiology, serotype distribution, phenotypical antibiogram, and molecular resistance gene characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenzae infections in Denmark from 2014 to 2022. Additionally, the

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Trends in invasive bacterial diseases during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses of prospective surveillance data from 30 countries and territories in the IRIS Consortium

Autor: David Shaw, MBBCh, Raquel Abad, PhD, Zahin Amin-Chowdhury, MSc, Adriana Bautista, MSc, Desiree Bennett, PhD, Karen Broughton, MSc, Bin Cao, ProfMD, Carlo Casanova, PhD, Eun Hwa Choi, ProfMD, Yiu-Wai Chu, PhD, Heike Claus, PhD, Juliana Coelho, PhD, Mary Corcoran, PhD, Simon Cottrell, PhD, Robert Cunney, MB, Lize Cuypers, PhD, Tine Dalby, PhD, Heather Davies, NZCS, Linda de Gouveia, NatDipMedTech, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, PhD, Walter Demczuk, BSc, Stefanie Desmet, PhD, Mirian Domenech, PhD, Richard Drew, MD, Mignon du Plessis, PhD, Carolina Duarte, PhD, Helga Erlendsdóttir, ProfMSc, Norman K Fry, PhD, Kurt Fuursted, MD, Thomas Hale, ProfPhD, Desiree Henares, PhD, Birgitta Henriques-Normark, ProfMD, Markus Hilty, PhD, Steen Hoffmann, MD, Hilary Humphreys, ProfMD, Margaret Ip, ProfMSc, Susanne Jacobsson, PhD, Christopher Johnson, PhD, Jillian Johnston, MBBS, Keith A Jolley, PhD, Aníbal Kawabata, Jana Kozakova, MD, Karl G Kristinsson, ProfMD, Pavla Krizova, MD, Alicja Kuch, PhD, Shamez Ladhani, MD, Thiên-Trí Lâm, MD, María Eugenia León, MSc, Laura Lindholm, MSc, David Litt, PhD, Martin C J Maiden, ProfPhD, Irene Martin, BSc, Delphine Martiny, ProfPhD, Wesley Mattheus, PhD, Noel D McCarthy, ProfDPhil, Mary Meehan, PhD, Susan Meiring, MBChB, Paula Mölling, PhD, Eva Morfeldt, PhD, Julie Morgan, HND, Robert Mulhall, PhD, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, ProfMD, David Murdoch, ProfMD, Joy Murphy, BA Hons, Martin Musilek, PhD, Alexandre Mzabi, MD, Ludmila Novakova, MSc, Shahin Oftadeh, PhD, Amaresh Perez-Argüello, MLT, Maria Pérez-Vázquez, PhD, Monique Perrin, MD, Malorie Perry, MSc, Benoit Prevost, PhD, Maria Roberts, BSc(Hons), Assaf Rokney, PhD, Merav Ron, PhD, Olga Marina Sanabria, MPH, Kevin J Scott, PhD, Carmen Sheppard, PhD, Lotta Siira, PhD, Vitali Sintchenko, ProfPhD, Anna Skoczyńska, ProfPhD, Monica Sloan, Hans-Christian Slotved, DMSc, Andrew J Smith, ProfFRCPath, Anneke Steens, PhD, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, ProfMD, Maija Toropainen, PhD, Georgina Tzanakaki, ProfPhD, Anni Vainio, PhD, Mark P G van der Linden, PhD, Nina M van Sorge, ProfPhD, Emmanuelle Varon, MD, Sandra Vohrnova, MD, Anne von Gottberg, ProfPhD, Jose Yuste, PhD, Rosemeire Zanella, PhD, Fei Zhou, PhD, Angela B Brueggemann, ProfDPhil

Publikováno v: The Lancet: Digital Health, Vol 5, Iss 9, Pp e582-e593 (2023)

Summary: Background: The Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance (IRIS) Consortium was established to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on invasive diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitid

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Unveiling Rare Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance in Tanzanian Cholera Outbreak Waters

Autor: Vito Baraka, Tilde Andersson, Geofrey Makenga, Filbert Francis, Daniel T. R. Minja, Sören Overballe-Petersen, Man-Hung Eric Tang, Kurt Fuursted, Rolf Lood

Publikováno v: Microorganisms, Vol 11, Iss 10, p 2490 (2023)

The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a global health concern. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of its spread is crucial for implementing evidence-based strategies to tackle resistance in the context of the One Health approach. In developi

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Enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes within bacteriophage populations in saliva samples from individuals undergoing oral antibiotic treatments

Autor: Tilde Andersson, Geofrey Makenga, Filbert Francis, Daniel T. R. Minja, Soren Overballe-Petersen, Man-Hung Eric Tang, Kurt Fuursted, Vito Baraka, Rolf Lood

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 13 (2022)

Spread of antibiotic resistance is a significant challenge for our modern health care system, and even more so in developing countries with higher prevalence of both infections and resistant bacteria. Faulty usage of antibiotics has been pinpointed a

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