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Clin Microbiol Rev
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Allergy/Critical Care, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
SUMMARY (the "pneumococcus") is a significant human pathogen. The key determinant of pneumococcal fitness and virulence is its ability to produce a protective polysaccharide (PS) capsule, and anti-capsule antibodies mediate serotype-specific opsonophagocytic killing of bacteria. Notably, immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has effectively reduced the burden of disease caused by serotypes included in vaccines but has also spurred a relative upsurge in the prevalence of non-vaccine serotypes.
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January 2025
First Department of Pediatrics, Weifang People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (ACA) is a cerebellar syndrome induced by autoimmune reactions and its onset is induced by malignant tumors, prodromic infection, and gluten allergy. Its clinical symptoms include gait disorder, limb ataxia, dysarthria, and dysphagia. According to , the diagnosis of ACA is based on the following points: 1.
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February 2025
Health and Social Care Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Background: Lung transplantation improves survival and quality of life in young people with end-stage lung disease. Few studies have investigated the clinical care experiences of young people after lung transplantation.
Design: This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of young people who underwent lung transplantation.
Clin Exp Allergy
January 2025
Animal Radiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Arch Pediatr
January 2025
Sorbonne Université, Paediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology Department, APHP-Trousseau Hospital, 26 avenue du Dr Arnold Netter, 75012 Paris, France. Electronic address:
Background: Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is a specific non IgE-mediated food allergy. The international consensus guidelines defined diagnosis criteria and management plan in 2017.
Objectives: To assess practices regarding FPIES in France and in French-speaking countries, according to those guidelines.
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