TherapyandpreventionofS.pneumoniaeinfections •Penicillin,β-lactamsifsuccessful•Increasingdrugresistance –β-lactamresistantS.pneumoniacanberesistanttootherantimicrobials,15-20%overallresistance(CDCSurveillance)•PCV13(Prevnar-13,Pfizer:13capsularpolysaccharideconjugatevaccine):allchildren<5,adults>65,highrisk...
Pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia, serotype distribution and potential vaccine coverage in the NetherlandsHuijts, SVan, Der EndeBonten, M
Pneumonia kills thousands every year in terrible ways. But, this infection is vaccine-preventable. Click or tap to learn about your pneumonia immunization options.
The bacterial cytotoxin pneumolysin and pneumococcal cell wall components, such as teichoic acid and peptidoglycan, are able to induce a variety of effects that initiate and then enhance the inflammatory response, thereby resulting in the various signs and symptoms of pneumonia. The effects of ...
meningitis- infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea choriomeningitis- a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the...
Pneumococcal pneumonia, a serious lung infection, may affect adults as young as 19 years old. Take a risk assessment and learn about the symptoms and severity.
Streptococcus pneumoniae, a Gram-positive bacterium carried in the human nasopharynx, is an important human pathogen causing mild diseases such as otitis media and sinusitis as well as severe diseases including pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis. There is a strong resemblance between the anatomy, immunol...
The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (-7) has proved to be highly effective against invasive pneumococcal disease and has also provided some protection against all-cause and . The objective of this study was to evaluate the projected health benefits, costs and cost-effectiveness of vaccination...
Legionnaire disease has been recognized as a cause of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Legionnaire disease has characteristic extrapulmonary find... CB Cunha,BA Cunha - 《Infectious Disease Clinics of North America》 被引量: 2发表: 2017年 Cluster of Vaccine-related Invasive Pneumococcal Dis...
Why should one receive the pneumococcal vaccine? Invasive pneumococcal disease is usually more serious in infants and the elderly. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines are effective in preventing severe invasive pneumococcal infections (such as meningitis, bacteremic pneumonia and septicemia) caused by the sero...