Pneumococcal Infections

"Pneumococcal Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Infections with bacteria of the species STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.

Descriptor ID	D011008
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.410.890.670
Concept/Terms	Pneumococcal Infections Pneumococcal Infections Infections, Pneumococcal Infection, Pneumococcal Pneumococcal Infection Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections Infections, Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection, Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Pneumococcal Diseases Disease, Pneumococcal Diseases, Pneumococcal Pneumococcal Disease

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Streptococcal Infections [C01.252.410.890]
Pneumococcal Infections [C01.252.410.890.670]

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1996 and 2000 and 2001 and 2003 and 2005 and 2010 and 2011 and 2014 and 2017 and 2021 and 2022 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1

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Walker EC, Javati S, Todd EM, Matlam JP, Lin X, Bryant M, Krone E, Ramani R, Chandra P, Green TP, Anaya EP, Zhou JY, Alexander KA, Tong RS, Yuasi L, Boluarte S, Yang F, Greenberg L, Nerbonne JM, Greenberg MJ, Clemens RA, Philips JA, Wilson LD, Halabi CM, DeBosch BJ, Blyth CC, Druley TE, Kazura JW, Pomat WS, Morley SC. Novel coenzyme Q6 genetic variant increases susceptibility to pneumococcal disease. Nat Immunol. 2024 Dec; 25(12):2247-2258.

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Cravens MP, Alugupalli AS, Sandilya VK, McGeady SJ, Alugupalli KR. The Immunoglobulin M Response to Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Is Sufficient for Conferring Immunity. J Infect Dis. 2022 11 11; 226(10):1852-1856.

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Zafar A, Lalani FK, Longi AA, Jajja MR, Haider M, Hashmi S, Khan E, Irfan S, Hussain T, Hussain FR, Hasan R, Jabeen K. Increase in Penicillin and multidrug resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae (1993-2016): Report from a tertiary care hospital laboratory, Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Dec; 71(12):2726-2730.

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Pizzi LT, Prioli KM, Fields Harris L, Cannon-Dang E, Marthol-Clark M, Alcusky M, McCoy M, Schafer JJ. Knowledge, Activation, and Costs of the Pharmacists' Pneumonia Prevention Program (PPPP): A Novel Senior Center Model to Promote Vaccination. Ann Pharmacother. 2018 05; 52(5):446-453.

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Couch KA, Geide T. ASHP therapeutic position statement on strategies for identifying and preventing pneumococcal resistance. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2014 Mar 01; 71(5):417-24.

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Hannush SB, Chew HF, Eagle RC. Late-onset deep infectious keratitis after descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty with vent incisions. Cornea. 2011 Feb; 30(2):229-32.

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Shriner AK, Liu H, Sun G, Guimond M, Alugupalli KR. IL-7-dependent B lymphocytes are essential for the anti-polysaccharide response and protective immunity to Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Immunol. 2010 Jul 01; 185(1):525-31.

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Barit G, Sakarcan A. Antibiotic resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Eur J Pediatr. 2005 Jul; 164(7):414-6.

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Skledar SJ, Hess MM, Ervin KA, Gross PR, Nowalk MP, Carter H, Zimmerman RK, Middleton D. Designing a hospital-based pneumococcal vaccination program. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2003 Jul 15; 60(14):1471-6.

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Braun JS, Novak R, Murray PJ, Eischen CM, Susin SA, Kroemer G, Halle A, Weber JR, Tuomanen EI, Cleveland JL. Apoptosis-inducing factor mediates microglial and neuronal apoptosis caused by pneumococcus. J Infect Dis. 2001 Nov 15; 184(10):1300-9.

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