Upper respiratory tract colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults

Nasal swab bacteriology by PCR during the first 24-months of life: A prospective birth cohort study

(2019) Arto A. Palmu et al.   PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

Streptococcus infantis, Streptococcus mitis, and Streptococcus oralis Strains With Highly Similar cps5 Loci and Antigenic Relatedness to Serotype 5 Pneumococci

(2019) Fabiana Pimenta et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A combination of naso- and oropharyngeal swabs improves the diagnostic yield of respiratory viruses in adult emergency department patients

(2019) Peter Ek et al.   Infectious Diseases

Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization after introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for US adults 65 years of age and older, 2015–2016

(2019) Jennifer Milucky et al.   VACCINE

Pneumococcal Colonization in Healthy Adult Research Participants in the Conjugate Vaccine Era, United Kingdom, 2010–2017

(2019) Hugh Adler et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

An alarmingly high nasal carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F non-susceptible to multiple beta-lactam antimicrobials among Vietnamese children

(2019) Hien Anh Thi Nguyen et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Impact of Laboratory Methods, Colonization Density and Age on Detection of Streptococcus Pneumoniae in the Nasopharynx

(2019) Catherine G Sutcliffe et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Impact of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Carriage in the Community Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults (CAPiTA) Study

(2018) Anna M M van Deursen et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Pneumococcal carriage and serotype distribution among children with and without pneumonia in Mozambique, 2014-2016

(2018) Tolulope Adebanjo et al.   PLoS One

Effect of prior vaccination on carriage rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in older adults: A longitudinal surveillance study

(2018) Angela R. Branche et al.   VACCINE

Nasopharyngeal s. pneumoniae carriage and density in Belgian infants after 9 years of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine programme

(2018) Ine Wouters et al.   VACCINE

Impact of viral upper respiratory tract infection on the concentration of nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage among Kenyan children

(2018) Susan C. Morpeth et al.   Scientific Reports

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(2018)   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Streptococcus mitis Expressing Pneumococcal Serotype 1 Capsule

(2018) Fernanda C. Lessa et al.   Scientific Reports

Measles, immune suppression and vaccination: direct and indirect nonspecific vaccine benefits

(2017) Michael J. Mina   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Serotype-specific effectiveness of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia in adults aged 65 years or older: a multicentre, prospective, test-negative design study

(2017) Motoi Suzuki et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Sequencing of the variable region of rpsB to discriminate between Streptococcus pneumoniae and other streptococcal species

(2017) Anne L. Wyllie et al.   Open Biology

Clinical streptococcal isolates, distinct from Streptococcus pneumoniae, but containing the β-glucosyltransferase tts gene and expressing serotype 37 capsular polysaccharide

(2017) Carmen L. Sheppard et al.   PeerJ

Relating Pneumococcal Carriage Among Children to Disease Rates Among Adults Before and After the Introduction of Conjugate Vaccines

(2016) Daniel M. Weinberger et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

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(2016) Alexandra S. Simões et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Effects of PCV7 and PCV13 on invasive pneumococcal disease and carriage in Stockholm, Sweden

(2016) Ilias Galanis et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000–15: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals

(2016) Li Liu et al.   LANCET

Bacterial Density, Serotype Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance of Pneumococcal Strains from the Nasopharynx of Peruvian Children Before and After Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 7

(2016) Christiane R. Hanke et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Impact of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Carriage Among American Indians

(2016) Lindsay R. Grant et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Emerging Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Colonizing the Nasopharynx in Children After 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination in Comparison to the 7-valent Era, 2006–2015

(2016) Ravinder Kaur et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

The impact of private use of PCV7 in 2009 and 2010 on serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae carried by young children in Portugal: Comparison with data obtained since 1996 generating a 15-year study prior to PCV13 introduction

(2016) Sónia Nunes et al.   VACCINE

Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in asymptomatic, community-dwelling elderly in the Netherlands

(2016) Anna M.M. van Deursen et al.   VACCINE

Pneumococcal colonization in older adults

(2016) Susanna Esposito et al.   Immunity & Ageing

Molecular surveillance of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children vaccinated with conjugated polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines

(2016) Anne L. Wyllie et al.   Scientific Reports

Molecular surveillance on Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in non-elderly adults; little evidence for pneumococcal circulation independent from the reservoir in children

(2016) Anne L. Wyllie et al.   Scientific Reports

First Human Challenge Testing of a Pneumococcal Vaccine. Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

(2015) Andrea M. Collins et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

The influence of Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal colonization on the clinical outcome of the respiratory tract infections in preschool children

(2015) Sigita Petraitiene et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Pneumococcal Disease in the Era of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

(2015) Inci Yildirim et al.   INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Prevalence of nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization in children and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of carriage isolates

(2015) Julie Y. Zhou et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Pneumococcal Carriage and Vaccine Coverage in Retirement Community Residents

(2015) Sylvia Becker-Dreps et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

A Cross-Sectional Observational Study of Pneumococcal Carriage in Children, Their Parents, and Older Adults Following the Introduction of the 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

(2015) Mainga Hamaluba et al.   MEDICINE

The role of the local microbial ecosystem in respiratory health and disease

(2015) Wouter A. A. de Steenhuijsen Piters et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Pneumococcal serotype distribution in adults with invasive disease and in carrier children in Italy: Should we expect herd protection of adults through infants' vaccination?

(2015) Chiara Azzari et al.   Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

The PneuCarriage Project: A Multi-Centre Comparative Study to Identify the Best Serotyping Methods for Examining Pneumococcal Carriage in Vaccine Evaluation Studies

(2015) Catherine Satzke et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Aged Adults with Influenza-Like-Illness

(2015) Cassandra L. Krone et al.   PLoS One

Changes in Hospitalizations for Pneumonia After Universal Vaccination With Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines 7/13 Valent and Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccine in a Pediatric Referral Hospital in Uruguay

(2014) María Catalina Pírez et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Direct and Indirect Effects of PCV13 on Nasopharyngeal Carriage of PCV13 Unique Pneumococcal Serotypes in Massachusetts’ Children

(2014) Anita M. Loughlin et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Low Prevalence of Pneumococcal Carriage and High Serotype and Genotype Diversity among Adults over 60 Years of Age Living in Portugal

(2014) Sónia T. Almeida et al.   PLoS One

Streptococcus pneumoniae in Saliva of Dutch Primary School Children

(2014) Anne L. Wyllie et al.   PLoS One

Pneumococcal serotype distribution in 1315 nasopharyngeal swabs from a highly vaccinated cohort of Italian children as detected by RT-PCR

(2014) Angela Pasinato et al.   VACCINE

Nasopharyngeal carriage, serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children from Brazil before the introduction of the 10-valent conjugate vaccine

(2013) Felipe Piedade Gonçalves Neves et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Systematic Review of the Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Dosing Schedules on Prevention of Pneumonia

(2013) Jennifer D. Loo et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Systematic Review of the Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Dosing Schedules on Vaccine-type Nasopharyngeal Carriage

(2013) Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Superiority of Trans-Oral over Trans-Nasal Sampling in Detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization in Adults

(2013) Krzysztof Trzciński et al.   PLoS One

Estimating the Burden of Pneumococcal Pneumonia among Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Techniques

(2013) Maria A. Said et al.   PLoS One

Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Pneumococci Four Years after Community-Wide Vaccination with PCV-7 in The Gambia: Long-Term Evaluation of a Cluster Randomized Trial

(2013) Anna Roca et al.   PLoS One

Streptococcus pneumoniae from Palestinian Nasopharyngeal Carriers: Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance

(2013) Abedelmajeed Nasereddin et al.   PLoS One

Colonisation endpoints in Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine trials

(2013) Kari Auranen et al.   VACCINE

Using the impact of pneumococcal vaccines on nasopharyngeal carriage to aid licensing and vaccine implementation; A Pneumocarr meeting report March 27–28, 2012, Geneva

(2013) David Goldblatt et al.   VACCINE

Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on nasopharyngeal carriage and invasive disease among unvaccinated people: Review of evidence on indirect effects

(2013) Stephanie M. Davis et al.   VACCINE

Standard method for detecting upper respiratory carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Updated recommendations from the World Health Organization Pneumococcal Carriage Working Group

(2013) Catherine Satzke et al.   VACCINE

The Pneumococcus: Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Pathogenesis

(2013) B. Henriques-Normark et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Carriage ofStreptoccoccus pneumoniaein healthy adults aged 60 years or over in a population with very high and long-lasting pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage in children

(2013) Filippo Ansaldi et al.   Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Immunosenescence and pneumococcal disease: an imbalance in host–pathogen interactions

(2013) Cassandra L Krone et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Non-pneumococcal mitis-group streptococci confound detection of pneumococcal capsular serotype-specific loci in upper respiratory tract

(2013) Maria da Gloria Carvalho et al.   PeerJ

Validation of an Immunodiagnostic Assay for Detection of 13 Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype-Specific Polysaccharides in Human Urine

(2012) Michael W. Pride et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Rates of Acquisition of Pneumococcal Colonization and Transmission Probabilities, by Serotype, Among Newborn Infants in Kilifi District, Kenya

(2012) C. C. Tigoi et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The fundamental link between pneumococcal carriage and disease

(2012) Birgit Simell et al.   Expert Review of Vaccines

Decrease in Pneumococcal Co-Colonization following Vaccination with the Seven-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

(2012) Carina Valente et al.   PLoS One

Streptococcus pneumoniae Carriage in the Gaza Strip

(2012) Gili Regev-Yochay et al.   PLoS One

Dynamics of Pneumococcal Acquisition and Carriage in Young Adults during Training in Confined Settings in Israel

(2012) Hagai Levine et al.   PLoS One

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and pneumococcal urine antigen test in healthy elderly subjects

(2012) Arto A. Palmu et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bacterial interactions in the nasopharynx – Effects of host factors in children attending day-care centers

(2012) Victor Dahlblom et al.   Journal of Infection and Public Health

Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults may occur through saliva

(2011) H. LEVINE et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Analysis of Invasiveness of Pneumococcal Serotypes and Clones Circulating in Portugal before Widespread Use of Conjugate Vaccines Reveals Heterogeneous Behavior of Clones Expressing the Same Serotype

(2011) R. Sa-Leao et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Clonal Evolution Leading to Maintenance of Antibiotic Resistance Rates among Colonizing Pneumococci in the PCV7 Era in Portugal

(2011) A. S. Simoes et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease a Decade after Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Use in an American Indian Population at High Risk for Disease

(2010) Robert Weatherholtz et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Revisiting Pneumococcal Carriage by Use of Broth Enrichment and PCR Techniques for Enhanced Detection of Carriage and Serotypes

(2010) M. d. G. Carvalho et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

PNEUMOCOCCAL COLONIZATION IN OLDER PERSONS IN A NONOUTBREAK SETTING

(2010) Johan Flamaing et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Otitis media and its consequences: beyond the earache

(2010) Anne Vergison et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Navajo and White Mountain Apache Children Before the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

(2010) Eugene V. Millar et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Realtime PCR Is More Sensitive than Multiplex PCR for Diagnosis and Serotyping in Children with Culture Negative Pneumococcal Invasive Disease

(2010) Chiara Azzari et al.   PLoS One

Clinical and economic burden of pneumococcal disease in older US adults

(2010) Derek Weycker et al.   VACCINE

Lack of pneumococcal carriage in the hospitalised elderly

(2010) I. Ridda et al.   VACCINE

Effect of Reduced-Dose Schedules With 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Carriage in Children

(2009) Elske J. M. van Gils et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Introduction and Proliferation of Multidrug‐ResistantStreptococcus pneumoniaeSerotype 19A Clones That Cause Acute Otitis Media in an Unvaccinated Population

(2009) Ron Dagan et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates

(2009) Katherine L O'Brien et al.   LANCET

The Descriptive Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Nasopharyngeal Carriage in Children and Adults in Kilifi District, Kenya

(2009) Osman Abdullahi et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Indirect Effect of 7‐Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Colonization among Unvaccinated Household Members

(2008) Eugene V. Millar et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The Association Between Antibiotic Use in the Community and Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Bedouin Children

(2008) David Greenberg et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Toward a quantitative DNA-based definition of pneumococcal pneumonia: a comparison of Streptococcus pneumoniae target genes, with special reference to the Spn9802 fragment

(2007) Guma M.K. Abdeldaim et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE