Epidemiology of invasive childhood pneumococcal infections in Israel
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The incidence of invasive infections caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae may be unusually high among Israeli children. Invasive infections are those that have spread to the blood and other parts of the body. Among children between 0 and 12 years old who visited a pediatric emergency room or were hospitalized between Oct 1988 and Sep 1990, 469 were diagnosed with an invasive pneumococcal infection. Of 409 children in whom the main location of the infection was known, 37% were suffering from bacteremia, or presence of bacteria in the circulating blood, 39% from pneumonia, 17% from meningitis and 3% from cellulitis. The majority of children were suffering from an infection caused by one of eight different serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. The incidence of invasive pneumococcal infections was higher among children under five years of age, among boys and among non-Jews.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Incidence of hepatitis A in Israel following universal immunization of toddlers
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The study aimed to observe the impact of toddlers-only universal vaccination on hepatitis A virus disease in Israel. The results revealed that this universal toddlers, only immunization program in Israel, demonstrated not only high effectiveness of hepatitis A vaccination but also marked herd protection, challenging the need for catch-up hepatitis A vaccination programs.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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Association between carriage of streptococcus pneumoniae and staphylococcus aureus in children
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The prevalence and risk factors of carriage of Streptococcus (S) pneumoniae and S aureus in the prevaccination era in young children are examined. The result indicates that streptococcus pnemoniae carriage, specifically of vaccine-type strains is negatively associated with S aureaus carriage in children.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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