Invasive pneumococcal disease in Greenland

Christiansen, J.; Poulsen, Per Løgstrup; Ladefoged, Karin

doi:10.3402/ijch.v63i0.17905

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“…Elsewhere, increased respiratory infection risks have been demonstrated in similarly disadvantaged indigenous population such as the Australian Aboriginals, Alaskan natives, Greenland natives and American Indians. [22][23][24][25] One may therefore argue that the over-representation of Pacific people may be merely a reflection of their deprivation status. However, we have shown that even after adjusting for deprivation index, Pacific people were still over-represented in this pleural infection cohort, suggesting that there may be other factors involved, such as a genetic predisposition.…”

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Pleural infection in a New Zealand centre: high incidence in Pacific people and RAPID score as a prognostic tool

Wong

Yap

2016

Internal Medicine Journal

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Pleural infection in a New Zealand centre: high incidence in Pacific people and RAPID score as a prognostic tool

Wong

Yap

2016

Internal Medicine Journal

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“…17,76,124 ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS Regional and racial differences in the incidence of IPD have been noted globally. 24,74,76,135 Pneumococcal infections are more common in indigenous peoples of Alaska [136][137][138] and the Canadian arctic, 138 Inuits in Greenland, 139 American Indians (White Mountain Apache and Navaho), 82,[140][141][142] blacks in the United States, 17,74,76,135 Australian aborigines, 143 Maoris of New Zealand, 144 and Bedouins of Israel. 145 Socioeconomic factors likely are responsible for the higher incidence in these groups, but genetics may play a contributory role.…”

Section: Risk Factors For Invasive Pneumococcal Diseasementioning

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Streptococcus pneumoniae: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Strategies for Prevention

Lynch¹,

Zhanel²

2009

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia in children and adults. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) primarily affects young children, older adults (> 65 years of age), and individuals with comorbidities or impaired immune systems. Case fatality rates range from 10 to 30% in adults with IPD but are much lower (< 3%) in children. In this article, we describe the epidemiology of IPD, risk factors, and the influence of host- and organism-specific factors on outcomes. Most cases of IPD are caused by a limited number of serotypes that vary in infectivity and virulence. Vaccinating adults and high-risk patients with the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine reduces the incidence of IPD in populations at risk but does not affect nasopharyngeal colonization and has had limited benefit in the population at large. Use of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in children in the United States since 2000 has resulted in a substantial decline of IPD in both children and adults (by herd immunity), but has facilitated the emergence of serotypes not encompassed in the PCV7 vaccine. Recent reports of "replacement" serotypes that have heightened virulence are worrisome. In this chapter, we discuss the role of vaccines (both polysaccharide and conjugate) and other preventive strategies to limit this important and potentially lethal disease.

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“…Meningitis has decreased since the introduction of Haemophilus Influenzae vaccination, but the incidence is still high (9/ 100,000) (data for all age groups) compared with Denmark (3-4/100,000) [13]. Invasive pneumococcal infection is known to be more frequent in the Arctic and to have a high mortality in adults [31], but this has not been investigated in Greenlandic children.…”

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Review Article: Child health in Greenland

Niclasen

Bjerregaard

2007

Scand J Public Health

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A relatively high child mortality but the same morbidity pattern as in other Western societies was found. Negative health behaviour is frequent in schoolchildren. The influence of rapid cultural changes, and familial and societal factors related to social ill health, together with socioeconomic inequity, are of major importance to the health of children in Greenland. More accurate data on child health are necessary in the future to secure better prioritization. It is suggested to construct a set of reliable indicators of child health in Greenland to monitor the health of children on a national and regional basis.

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Invasive pneumococcal disease in Greenland

Cited by 13 publications

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Pleural infection in a New Zealand centre: high incidence in Pacific people and RAPID score as a prognostic tool

Pleural infection in a New Zealand centre: high incidence in Pacific people and RAPID score as a prognostic tool

Streptococcus pneumoniae: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Strategies for Prevention

Review Article: Child health in Greenland

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