Ming‐Fang Cheng

Recommendations and guidance for pneumococcal vaccination for adults in Taiwan

I-Fan Lin, Kuan‐Yin Lin, Lian-Yi Su, Wei-Hsuan Huang et autres

Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a global health concern, causing diseases from sinusitis, otitis media, to invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD), such as bacteremia, bacteremic pneumonia, empyema, and meningitis. Key IPD risk factors include age under five or over 50 years, chronic medical conditions, and …

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Recommendations and guidance for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adults in Taiwan

Kuan‐Yin Lin, I-Fan Lin, Ping-Feng Wu, Wen-Chia Tsai et autres

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent viral infection globally, transmitted primarily through sexual or intimate skin-to-skin contact. Certain HPV types can cause anogenital warts and has the potential to cause cervical cancer, other anogenital, and oropharyngeal cancers. Adjuvanted, non-live, HPV recombinant …

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Recommendation for immune prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children

Ping‐Ing Lee, Yhu‐Chering Huang, Chih‐Jung Chen, Cheng‐Hsun Chiu et autres

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common pathogen for young children hospitalized with bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Most infections occur below 1 year of age, and almost all children have been infected before 2 years of age. Monoclonal antibodies targeting RSV, such …

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Gut microbiota compositions in the carriers and noncarriers of third-generation cephalosporin–resistant Escherichia coli: A study among children in southern Taiwan

Keng-Chin Yang, Wan-Yu Tien, Ming‐Fang Cheng

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance, particularly in third-generation cephalosporin-resistant (3GC-R) Escherichia coli (E. coli), poses major global health challenges and has various clinical implications. Researchers have explored the relationship between extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing E. coli and gut microbiota composition, which influence host health and disease …

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Epidemiology of and risk factors associated with third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli carriage in children: A comparison between regions in Taiwan

Wan-Ling Chiang, Hsin Chi, Jia Cheng, Ming‐Fang Cheng

BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the community is a global public health challenge. This study investigated the prevalence of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant (3GCR) E. coli fecal carriage in children, identified associated risk factors, and determined antimicrobial resistance …

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Risks of Kawasaki disease and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection: A TriNetX based cohort study

Kuang‐Jen Chien, James Cheng‐Chung Wei, Shih‐Hui Huang, Chun‐Yu Chen et autres

BACKGROUND: The associations of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with Kawasaki disease (KD) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) remain unclear. Few large-scale studies have estimated the cumulative incidence of MIS-C and KD after COVID-19 in children. METHODS: Data were obtained from TriNetX. …

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Recommendations and guidance for herpes zoster vaccination for adults in Taiwan

Kuan‐Yin Lin, Ching-Hsun Wang, Lian-Yi Su, I-Fan Lin et autres

Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful, vesicular, cutaneous eruption from reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV), which can lead to potentially debilitating complications. The lifetime risk of HZ is estimated to be 20%-30% in the general population, with an increased risk in …

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Cost‐effectiveness analysis of cell‐based versus egg‐based quadrivalent influenza vaccines in the pediatric population in Taiwan

Chia‐Yu Chi, Ming‐Fang Cheng, Karam Ko, Joaquin Mould-Quevedo et autres

Cell-based influenza vaccines avoid egg-adaptive mutations, potentially improving vaccine effectiveness. We assessed the one-season cost-effectiveness of cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVc) against that of egg-derived quadrivalent influenza vaccines (QIVe) in children (6 months to 17 years of age) from payer and societal …

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Characterization of young infants with fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in Southern Taiwan

Fang-Chih Lin, Wailap Victor Ng, Hsiao‐Ping Wang, Chih‐Hsin Hung et autres

Background The accelerating prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing and multidrug-resistance (MDR) Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) become a public health challenge worldwide. This study aimed to discuss the prevalence of drug-resistant E. coli colonization and analyze its risk factors and clinical …

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Geographic distribution of the major clone of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli infection in a pediatric community in southern Taiwan

Wanling Chen, Ming‐Fang Cheng, Fan‐Chen Tseng, Pin-Chien Wu et autres

BACKGROUND: The geographic distribution of the major clone of sequence type 131 (ST131) in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections is not known. We analyzed the clinical features, resistance mechanisms, and geographic distribution of ESBL-producing E. coli clones in 120 …

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Coincidence of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and hashimoto thyroiditis presenting as atrioventricular block: Causality or casualty

Kuang‐Jen Chien, Chun-Yu Chen, Chu-Chuan Lin, Ming‐Fang Cheng et autres

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Recommendations and guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) associated bacterial and fungal infections in Taiwan

Huan-Yi Wu, Peng-Hao Chang, Yu‐Shan Huang, Chin-Shiang Tsai et autres

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that has rapidly evolved into a pandemic to cause over 600 million infections and more than 6.6 million deaths up to Nov 25, 2022. COVID-19 carries a high mortality rate in …

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