• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) reduces both invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and other pneumococcal infections worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Invasive pneumococcal disease is a major cause of infant morbidity and death worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Carriage is asymptomatic but can be an antecedent to otitis media and invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), usually attributable to a recently acquired serotype [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We provide a systemic overview of genetic variants associated with susceptibility, phenotype and outcome of community acquired pneumococcal pneumonia (CAP) and invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is an infection confirmed by the isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae from a normally sterile site, while non-invasive pneumococcal disease includes sinusitis, mastoiditis, acute otitis media, and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Certain persons with pneumococcal colonization might develop invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Critical role of zinc transporter (ZIP8) in myeloid innate immune cell function and the host response against bacterial pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • Zn deficiency is associated with increased susceptibility to bacterial infections, including Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most commonly identified cause of community-acquired pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • In vitro analysis of macrophage and DC function revealed deficits in phagocytosis and increased cytokine production upon bacterial stimulation that was, in part, due to increased NF-kB signaling. (cdc.gov)
  • During pneumonia, aged mice had reduced levels of pIgR and PAFr and less NFkB activation, despite greater bacterial burden. (uthscsa.edu)
  • In step two 2 (4 to 24 h), bacterial development in alveoli and polymorphonuclear cell recruitment from blood stream to lung tissues (high myeloperoxidase amounts) to alveoli had been connected with high discharge of most three cytokines and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) in tissues and BAL liquid, aswell as transient spillover of IL-1 in serum. (irjs.info)
  • BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Bacterial pneumonia still contributes to morbidity/mortality in HIV infection despite effective combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). (figshare.com)
  • Evaluation of Subcutaneous Interleukin-2 in a Randomized International Trial (ESPRIT), a trial of intermittent recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) with cART vs. cART alone (control arm) in HIV-infected adults with CD4 counts =300cells/µL, offered the opportunity to explore associations between bacterial pneumonia and rIL-2, a cytokine that increases the risk of some bacterial infections. (figshare.com)
  • S. pneumoniae is the most common bacterial pathogen of community acquired pneumonia in childhood. (nature.com)
  • In adults, pneumococcal pneumonia is the most common type of pneumococcal disease, and pneumococcus is the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia that results in hospitalization ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Because of the difficulty in distinguishing between the various etiologic agents, both viral and bacterial, causing pneumonia, the workup for symptomatic patients with an infiltrate on chest radiograph should include laboratory studies. (medscape.com)
  • The term "typical" CAP refers to a bacterial pneumonia caused by pathogens such as S pneumoniae , H influenzae , and M catarrhalis . (medscape.com)
  • Sections on the prevention of bacterial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated and/or critically ill patients, care of respiratory-therapy devices, prevention of cross-contamination, and prevention of viral lower respiratory tract infections (e.g., respiratory syncytial virus {RSV} and influenza infections) have been expanded and updated. (cdc.gov)
  • Most bacterial nosocomial pneumonias occur by aspiration of bacteria colonizing the oropharynx or upper gastrointestinal tract of the patient. (cdc.gov)
  • Because intubation and mechanical ventilation alter first-line patient defenses, they greatly increase the risk for nosocomial bacterial pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • Using a novel, myeloid-specific, Zip8 knockout model, we identified vital roles of ZIP8 in macrophage and DC function upon pneumococcal infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Childhood community-acquired pneumonia is most often attributed to Streptococcus pneumoniae , and the greatest incidence of invasive pneumococcal infection (IPD) is observed in children younger than age 2 [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • At our center, 11 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who had confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2 were diagnosed with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection while in hospital. (medscimonit.com)
  • S. pneumoniae pneumonia mice were supplemented with or without all-trans retinoic acid 24 hours after infection. (nature.com)
  • We stated that serum vitamin A levels in neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia mice were lower than 0.7µmol/L from day 2-7 post infection, while pulmonary vitamin A productions were significantly lower than those in the control mice from day 7-28 post infection. (nature.com)
  • Pneumococcal-associated HUS is a subtype of atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome, mediated by neuraminidase in the presence of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. (medscape.com)
  • Well, this diffuse stain in these patients is symmetrical, which would not happen with a biological agent since it would be rather asymmetrical, as for example when there is a pneumococcal infection, right? (expose-news.com)
  • This revised guideline addresses common problems encountered by infection- control practitioners regarding the prevention and control of nosocomial pneumonia in U.S. hospitals. (cdc.gov)
  • Part I, 'An Overview of the Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia, 1994,' provides the background information for the consensus recommendations of the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) in Part II, 'Recommendations for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • Pneumonia is the second most common nosocomial infection in the United States and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • Although patients receiving mechanically assisted ventilation do not represent a major proportion of patients who have nosocomial pneumonia, they are at highest risk for acquiring the infection. (cdc.gov)
  • In total, 983 children diagnosed with community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia were enrolled between January 2010 and December 2015. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Systematic childhood pneumococcal vaccination reduced the prevalence of community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia, especially in 2-5 year group. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We determined that aged mice had decreased amounts of lung Toll-like receptors 1, 2, and 4 and reduced capacity to respond to S. pneumoniae with proinflammatory cytokine production. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Pneumolysin (PLY) is a major virulence factor released by Streptococcus pneumoniae and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of pneumococcal pneumonia. (aai.org)
  • Whether neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia induced asthma was associated with vitamin A levels remains unclear. (nature.com)
  • The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia on vitamin A expressions, to explore the effects of vitamin A supplement after neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia on adulthood asthma development. (nature.com)
  • Non-lethal S. pneumoniae pneumonia was established by intranasal inoculation of neonatal (1-week-old) female BALB/c mice with D39. (nature.com)
  • Vitamin A supplement after neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia significantly promoted Foxp3 + Treg and Th1 productions, decreased Th2 and Th17 cells expressions, alleviated airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and inflammatory cells infiltration during AAD. (nature.com)
  • Our data suggest that neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia induce serum vitamin A deficiency and long-time lung vitamin A reduction, vitamin A supplement after neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia inhibit the progression of asthma by altering CD4 + T cell subsets. (nature.com)
  • The prevention and treatment of asthma induced by S. pneumoniae pneumonia is crucial, while it remains indistinctly. (nature.com)
  • Whether neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia promoted adulthood allergic asthma was associated with vitamin A levels remains unclear. (nature.com)
  • In this study, we established a neonatal non-lethal S. pneumoniae pneumonia mice model and monitored vitamin A levels in lung, serum and liver until early adulthood. (nature.com)
  • We also explored the effects of vitamin A supplement after neonatal S. pneumoniae pneumonia on the development of adulthood allergic asthma. (nature.com)
  • Pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis, and empyema due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae ) OR ( S. pneumoniae ) OR pneumococcal OR pneumococcus) AND (polymorphisms OR polymorphism OR (genetic variant) OR (genetic variants) OR (genetic association study) OR (single nucleotide polymorphism) OR (single nucleotide polymorphisms) OR SNP OR SNPs OR genotype OR genotypes) without language restrictions and with search date cut offs between Jan 1, 1983 and Jul 4, 2018. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pneumococcal infections are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacterium. (cdc.gov)
  • Recommendations for Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines in States. (cdc.gov)
  • What Are the Implications for Childhood Pneumonia of Successfully Introducing Hib and Pneumococcal Vaccines in Developing Countries? (ox.ac.uk)
  • This report compiles and summarizes all published recommendations from CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for use of pneumococcal vaccines in adults aged ≥19 years in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2021, two new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), a 15-valent and a 20-valent PCV (PCV15 and PCV20), were licensed for use in U.S. adults aged ≥18 years by the Food and Drug Administration. (cdc.gov)
  • During 2018-2019, approximately 60%-75% of all IPD in adults was caused by the 24 pneumococcal serotypes that were included in the formulations of commercially available polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (PCV) or pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV) vaccines (i.e. (cdc.gov)
  • Current pneumococcal vaccines use the pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides as antigens to generate serotype-specific antibodies, which facilitate serotype-specific clearance of pneumococci through opsonophagocytosis ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Traditional preventive measures for nosocomial pneumonia include decreasing aspiration by the patient, preventing cross-contamination or colonization via hands of personnel, appropriate disinfection or sterilization of respiratory-therapy devices, use of available vaccines to protect against particular infections, and education of hospital staff and patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Areas of medical therapeutics applicable to this work include pneumococcal vaccine design, intervention in gram-positive sepsis/meningitis, new antibiotic development strategies, and interruption of the spread of genetic elements responsible for antibiotic resistance. (stjude.org)
  • Corticosteroids are used in patients with sepsis or septic shock, of which a large part is due to pneumonia. (atsjournals.org)
  • Despite lower PCT concentrations in plasma compared to endotoxemia and sepsis, differentiation between different forms of pneumonia is possible [ 6 - 8 ] and chronic respiratory diseases like asthma or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are also characterized by increases in PCT concentrations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The most common and serious AEs that occurred in 46% of patients include cytokine release syndrome (CRS), encephalopathy, sepsis, febrile neutropenia, pneumonia, and delirium. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Some studies have shown a beneficial effect of corticosteroids in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), possibly by diminishing local and systemic antiinflammatory host response. (atsjournals.org)
  • The use of corticosteroids along with antibiotics in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) may lead to a diminished local and systemic antiinflammatory response. (atsjournals.org)
  • Rosón BCarratalà JDorca JCasanova AManresa FGudiol F Etiology, reasons for hospitalization, risk classes and outcomes of patients with community-acquired pneumonia hospitalized on the basis of conventional admission criteria. (jamanetwork.com)
  • Prognosis and outcomes of patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis. (jamanetwork.com)
  • Causes of death for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the Pneumonia Patient Outcomes Research Team Cohort Study. (jamanetwork.com)
  • A prediction rule to identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia. (jamanetwork.com)
  • Ortqvist AKalin MLejdeborn LLundberg B Diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy and protected brush culture in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. (jamanetwork.com)
  • Pneumococcal infections cause 1-2 million deaths per year, most of which occur in developing countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Patients with rheumatic diseases are at higher risk of respiratory infections including influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia, which is attributed to the underlying disease, comorbidities and immunosuppressive therapy (1), but to date we lack good information about the virus SARS-CoV-2. (aplar.org)
  • It is a leading cause of a wide range of infectious diseases, including community-acquired pneumonia and meningitis. (bvsalud.org)
  • This sequence of events is then tested in mouse models of pneumonia and meningitis. (stjude.org)
  • Pneumonia with empyema and/or bacteraemia, meningitis, and bacteraemia are the commonest manifestations of IPD. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Despite in vitro data suggesting that vitamin D promoted immune responses against pneumococcus, improvements in postnatal vitamin D status did not reduce the rate, alter age of onset, or change dynamics of nasal pneumococcal colonization in early infancy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pneumococcus can colonize the upper respiratory tract, most commonly in young children, and is transmitted to others through contact with respiratory droplets from a person with pneumococcal colonization in the upper respiratory tract ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Neonatal pneumonia shares respiratory and hemodynamic signs with a host of noninflammatory processes. (medscape.com)
  • Therapy in infants with neonatal pneumonia is multifaceted and includes both antimicrobial therapy and respiratory support. (medscape.com)
  • Disease severity was scored using CURB-65 (a severity index for community-acquired pneumonia evaluating Confusion, blood Urea nitrogen, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, and age 65 or older) and Pneumonia Severity Index. (atsjournals.org)
  • Pneumonia is an inflammatory pulmonary process that may originate in the lung or be a focal complication of a contiguous or systemic inflammatory process. (medscape.com)
  • Although cytokines have already been within bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) liquid or plasma of pets (77) or sufferers (20, 53, 61), small correlation continues to be made up to now between cytokine amounts within lung tissues, BAL liquid, and serum concurrently, time span of the condition, and final result of pneumonia. (irjs.info)
  • Vitamin A concentrations in lung, serum and liver were measured post pneumonia until early adulthood. (nature.com)
  • With bilateral pneumonias caused by the spread of graphene oxide and subsequent 5G radiation in the lung plaques. (expose-news.com)
  • We investigated the impact of stepwise implementation of childhood PCV programs on the prevalence of pneumococcal pneumonia, severity of acute inflammation, and associations between breakthrough pneumonia and pneumococcal serotypes in Taiwan. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Serotype 19A was the major serotype for all vaccine types in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia and severity of acute inflammatory response was reduced in vaccinated patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Fifty-four (25.4%) patients had a CURB-65 score greater than 2, and 93 (43.7%) patients were in Pneumonia Severity Index class IV-V. Clinical cure at Days 7 and 30 was 84/104 (80.8%) and 69/104 (66.3%) in the prednisolone group and 93/109 (85.3%) and 84/109 (77.1%) in the placebo group ( P = 0.38 and P = 0.08). (atsjournals.org)
  • The ATS Board of Directors, Guidelines for the initial management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia: diagnosis, assessment of severity, and initial antimicrobial therapy. (jamanetwork.com)
  • At least 100 pneumococcal serotypes were documented as of 2020 ( 5 - 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This cross-linking results in potentially patho- important to healthcare workers evaluating persons with logic levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor potential exposures to these agents, including in the con- necrosis factor , interleukin 2, and interferon- (1,2). (cdc.gov)
  • Although pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among newborn infants, it remains a difficult disease to identify promptly and treat. (medscape.com)
  • Loss of life can occur times after initiation of antibiotic therapy, when tissue are sterile as well as the pneumonia is certainly clearing. (irjs.info)
  • Pneumococcal disease is the primary cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide, resulting in 0.7 to 1.0 million deaths each year in children younger than age 5 years [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Delineation from the sequential guidelines that donate to the pathogenesis of pneumococcal pneumonia may generate markers of progression of disease and result in better targeted involvement. (irjs.info)
  • By using these systems, a model of pneumococcal disease has been assembled. (stjude.org)
  • Four weeks after pneumonia, mice were sensitized and challenged with OVA to induce allergic airway disease (AAD). (nature.com)
  • We identified five studies with a hypothesis free approach of which one resulted in one genome wide significant association in a gene coding for lincRNA with pneumococcal disease susceptibility. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Studies have identified several host genetics factors influencing risk of pneumococcal disease, but many result in non-reproducible findings due to methodological limitations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the past 20 years several genetic association studies investigated host genetics in relation to susceptibility and outcome of pneumococcal disease, sometimes showing conflicting results. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here we systematically review these studies, perform a meta-analysis and discuss the potential of these findings for understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms of pneumococcal disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Before 2021, ACIP recommended 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) alone (up to 2 doses), or both a single dose of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in combination with 1-3 doses of PPSV23 in series (PCV13 followed by PPSV23), for use in U.S. adults depending on age and underlying risk for pneumococcal disease. (cdc.gov)
  • New sections on Legionnaires disease and pneumonia caused by Aspergillus sp. (cdc.gov)
  • A membrane-based antibody array for the parallel determination of the relative levels of selected mouse cytokines and chemokines. (rndsystems.com)
  • The Mouse Cytokine Array, Panel A utilizes capture antibodies spotted onto a nitrocellulose membrane to allow high-throughput multi-analyte profiling of 40 cytokines, chemokines, and more in a single sample. (rndsystems.com)
  • Correspondingly, alteration of zinc status significantly affects immune response resulting in increased susceptibility to inflammatory and infectious diseases including acquired immune deficiency syndrome, measles, malaria, tuberculosis, and pneumonia ( 5 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Conclusions The BBBs are embroiled with in the by-law of brain cytokine levels sometimes non-standard due to respective mechanisms. (daubnet.com)
  • The chronology of leukotriene inflammatory and release cell recruitment is not studied in colaboration with kinetics of cytokines. (irjs.info)
  • Zinc possesses anti‑inflammatory activity by inhibiting NF‑κB signaling and modulation of regulatory T‑cell functions that may limit the cytokine storm in COVID‑19. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • This is actually the first pathogenesis research that addresses each one of these concerns through comprehensive pieces of data, hence providing brand-new insights in to the sequential pathogenesis of pneumonia which we wish will help create suggestions for therapy with natural response modifiers. (irjs.info)
  • Practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. (jamanetwork.com)
  • British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee, BTS Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults. (jamanetwork.com)
  • In addition, ACIP recommends use of either a single dose of PCV20 or ≥1 dose of PPSV23 for adults who have started their pneumococcal vaccine series with PCV13 but have not received all recommended PPSV23 doses. (cdc.gov)
  • Time to clinical stability in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: implications for practice guidelines. (jamanetwork.com)
  • Aged mice and, potentially, elderly humans are more susceptible to pneumonia because of a priming effect of chronic inflammation and Toll-like receptor dysfunction. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Furthermore, nitric oxide (NO) discharge and its romantic relationship to histopathology during pneumococcal pneumonia in mice never have been reported. (irjs.info)
  • Pneumonia was induced using a penicillin-susceptible scientific stress of serotype 3 originally isolated by bloodstream culture, ABX-1431 regular passaged in mice for 12 months, and clear in colonial morphology. (irjs.info)
  • METHODS Baseline and time-updated factors associated with first-episode pneumonia on study were analysed using multivariate proportional hazards regression models. (figshare.com)
  • Hazards ratios of pneumococcal acquisition and carriage dynamics were estimated using interval-censored survival and multi-state modelling. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Canadian guidelines for the initial management of community-acquired pneumonia: an evidence-based update by the Canadian Infectious Diseases Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society. (jamanetwork.com)
  • This document updates and replaces CDC's previously published 'Guideline for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia' (Infect Control 1982;3:327-33, Respir Care 1983;28:221-32, and Am J Infect Control 1983;11:230-44). (cdc.gov)
  • Aging is associated with increased inflammation and risk of community-acquired pneumonia. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Hinojosa, E , Boyd, AR & Orihuela, CJ 2009, ' Age-associated inflammation and Toll-like receptor dysfunction prime the lungs for pneumococcal pneumonia ', Journal of Infectious Diseases , vol. 200, no. 4, pp. 546-554. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Vitamin D promotes anti-pneumococcal immune responses in vitro, but whether improvements in infant vitamin D status modify risks of nasal pneumococcal acquisition in early life is not known. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Viral pneumonia can be diagnosed by isolation and identification of the pathogen through viral culture. (medscape.com)
  • Furthermore, distinct from cellular immunity in European and Asian COVID-19 convalescents, strong T cell immunogenicity was observed against viral accessory proteins (ORF3a, ORF8) and not structural proteins, as well as a higher IL-10/IFN- ratio cytokine profile. (cdc.gov)
  • three cytokines and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) in tissues and BAL liquid, aswell as transient spillover of IL-1 in serum. (irjs.info)
  • Studies demonstrated that pneumonia can decrease vitamin A productions and vitamin A reduction/deficiency may promote asthma development. (nature.com)
  • Pneumonia can decrease vitamin A productions in children under five years old 13 . (nature.com)
  • The proportion of pneumococcal pneumonia decreased each year in age-stratified groups, especially in 2-5 year group. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common infectious diseases and an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. (medscape.com)