(unaware of splenectomy n = 2, unaware of splenectomy risk n = 8, unaware of vaccine n = 23); 3 patients had infections requiring hospitalization (pneumonia, strep throat and tonsillitis, pneumonia and bacteremia); 40 patients agreed to revaccination, and 33 patients returned for follow-up ...
For immunocompromised patients, revaccination should be given 5 years after the first dose if the patient is older than 10 years and 3 years after the first dose if the patient is younger than 10 years. Conjugated Vaccine A seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevenar, Wyeth-Lederle) ...
Although polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine and prophylactic penicillin are used to prevent overwhelming Streptococcus pneumoniae septicemia in infants and young children with sickle cell anemia, infection rates remain high. We have reviewed our seven-year experience with a regimen of twice daily oral penicilli...
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.
Fig. 1. Carriage prevalence of PCV13 serotypes and the most common non-PCV13 serotypes in (A) 5–8 week old infants and (B) 12–23 month old children, before (pre-PCV13) or after (post-PCV13) vaccine introduction. Solid bars indicate carriage that was detected as a single or...
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There is low uptake of the pneumococcal vaccination in eligible older adults, even in high-income countries that offer routine and universal vaccination programs. To systematically characterize interventions aimed at improving pneumococcal vaccine uptake
Education and intervention efforts are needed to overcome barriers faced by practitioners and to define the most effective strategies to overcoming these barriers. 展开 关键词: Adult immunization family medicine influenza vaccine pneumococcal vaccine preventive medicine ...
RESULTS: The cost-effectiveness ratio of the combined-outreach initiative as implemented was $35 486 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), whereas it was $53 547 per QALY for the pneumococcal vaccine and $130 908 per QALY for the influenza vaccine. In partial stochastic analyses, the quasi-...
UT Southwestern rheumatologist Elena K. Joerns, M.D., recommends that all patients with rheumatic disorders receive apneumococcal vaccineto protect against the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, which can cause infections in the ears, sinuses, lungs, spinal fluid, or bloodstream and lead tosevere sympt...