Disproportionate reduction in respiratory vs. non-respiratory outpatient clinic visits and antibiotic use in children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Noga Givon-Lavi, Dana Danino, Bart Adriaan van der Beek, Amir Sharf, David Greenberg, Shalom Ben-Shimol

Publikováno v: BMC Pediatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to improved hygiene and reduced social encounters. Near elimination of the activity of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza viruses were observed, worldwide. Therefore, we assessed the rates of pedia

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Characterization of children younger than 5 Years of age with severe community-acquired alveolar pneumonia (CAAP) requiring Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) admission

Autor: Yael Feinstein, David Greenberg, Shalom Ben-Shimol, Maya Mimran, Ron Dagan, Noga Givon-Lavi

Publikováno v: Pediatrics and Neonatology, Vol 61, Iss 4, Pp 406-413 (2020)

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine factors characterizing children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with community-acquired alveolar pneumonia (CAAP) to help clinicians assess disease severity upon initial asse

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Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study

Autor: Stephanie W Lo, Kate Mellor, Robert Cohen, Alba Redin Alonso, Sophie Belman, Narender Kumar, Paulina A Hawkins, Rebecca A Gladstone, Anne von Gottberg, Balaji Veeraraghavan, K L Ravikumar, Rama Kandasamy, Sir Andrew J Pollard, Samir K Saha, Godfrey Bigogo, Martin Antonio, Brenda Kwambana-Adams, Shaper Mirza, Sadia Shakoor, Imran Nisar, Jennifer E Cornick, Deborah Lehmann, Rebecca L Ford, Betuel Sigauque, Paul Turner, Jennifer Moïsi, Stephen K Obaro, Ron Dagan, Idrissa Diawara, Anna Skoczyńska, Hui Wang, Philip E Carter, Keith P Klugman, Gail Rodgers, Robert F Breiman, Lesley McGee, Stephen D Bentley, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Emmanuelle Varon, Abdullah Brooks, Alejandra Corso, Alexander Davydov, Alison Maguire, Anmol Kiran, Benild Moiane, Bernard Beall, Chunjiang Zhao, David Aanensen, Dean Everett, Diego Faccone, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Ebrima Bojang, Ekaterina Egorova, Elena Voropaeva, Eric Sampane-Donkor, Ewa Sadowy, Geetha Nagaraj, Helio Mucavele, Houria Belabbès, Naima Elmdaghri, Jennifer Verani, Jeremy Keenan, John Lees, Jyothish N Nair Thulasee Bhai, Kedibone Ndlangisa, Khalid Zerouali, Leon Bentley, Leonid Titov, Linda De Gouveia, Maaike Alaerts, Margaret Ip, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone, Md Hasanuzzaman, Metka Paragi, Michele Nurse-Lucas, Mignon du Plessis, Mushal Ali, Nicholas Croucher, Nicole Wolter, Noga Givon-Lavi, Nurit Porat, Özgen Köseoglu Eser, Pak-Leung Ho, Patrick Eberechi Akpaka, Paula Gagetti, Peggy-Estelle Tientcheu, Pierra Law, Rachel Benisty, Rafal Mostowy, Roly Malaker, Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida, Sanjay Doiphode, Shabir Madhi, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Stuart Clarke, Somporn Srifuengfung, Susan Nzenze, Tamara Kastrin, Theresa Ochoa, Waleria Hryniewicz, Yulia Urban

Publikováno v: The Lancet Microbe. 3:e735-e743

Background Serotype 24F is one of the emerging pneumococcal serotypes after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). We aimed to identify lineages driving the increase of serotype 24F in France and place these findings into a global

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https://doi.org/10.1016/s2666-5247(22)00158-6

The impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on the incidence of community-acquired alveolar pneumonia in premature compared with in term-born infants

Autor: Yaniv Faingelernt, Ron Dagan, Noga Givon-Lavi, Bart Adriaan van der Beek, Shalom Ben-Shimol, Eilon Shany, David Greenberg

Publikováno v: Vaccine. 40:568-573

Preterm-born children are prone to respiratory infections and complications during infancy and early childhood. In Israel, pneumococcal conjugated vaccines (PCVs) were introduced in 2009-2010, with high vaccination coverage. We assessed the impact of

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.12.025

Decline in pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in children 6–23 months with respiratory illnesses following pneumococcal conjugate vaccine implementation

Autor: Leore Kotler, David Greenberg, Bart Adriaan van der Beek, Noga Givon-Lavi, Shalom Ben-Shimol, Ron Dagan

Publikováno v: Vaccine. 39:5757-5761

Background Following pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) implementation, worldwide, pneumococcal carriage rates remained stable, indicating full replacement of vaccine-serotypes (VT) with non-VT. However, data are scarce regarding PCV impact on pn

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.082