ReviewMicroorganisms2023
Bacterial Infection in the Sickle Cell Population: Development and Enabling Factors.
Review in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Genomic Characterization ofMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Observational
- New frontiers in sickle cell disease: The role of antiviral therapies and emerging drugs in managing viral infections.World journal of virology · 2025Review
- Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Black or African American Children With and Without Sickle Cell Disease in the United States After Introduction of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, 2005 Through 2019.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2025Article
- CRISPR/Cas9 in the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) and its comparison with traditional treatment approaches: a review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Review
- Unique Bilaterally Symmetrical Multifocal Osteomyelitis Presentation in a Health-care Worker with Sickle Cell Disease Secondary to Klebsiella Infection - A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The high frequency of bacterial infections represents a major threat to public health. In developing countries, they are still responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in pediatric populations with sickle cell disease, particularly in children under 5 years of age. Indeed, they have an increased susceptibility to bacterial infections due to their immune deficiency. This susceptibility is even greater for pneumococcal and salmonella infections. In addition, the underdevelopment of some countries and socio-economic factors increases this condition. This review examines the common and specific factors leading to infections in people with sickle cell disease in different types of developed and undeveloped countries. The threat of bacterial infections, particularly those caused by S. pneumoniae and Salmonella, is of increasing concern due to the rise in bacterial resistance to antibiotics. In light of this disturbing data, new strategies to control and prevent these infections are needed. Solutions could be systematic penicillin therapy, vaccinations, and probabilistic antibiotic therapy protocols.
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