Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) bacterium, also known as pneumococcus. Infection can result in pneumonia, infection of the blood (bacteremia ...

After the onset of serious pneumococcal infections, patients are at a significantly increased risk of having a heart attack, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the journal Clinical ...

The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease, pneumonia, and otitis media peaked in infancy or early childhood, with pneumococcal disease rates being highest in the first year of life. Comorbidity ...

A study by Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, MD, of the Infectious Diseases department at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and colleagues, examined the medical records of ...

Since 1993 we have prospectively identified children with invasive infections caused by S. pneumoniae in the inpatient and outpatient setting at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. Pneumococci ...

Oct 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to adults between 50-64 years to protect against pneumococcal disease. The ...

U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. The recommendation was made by a scientific ...

The Australian government announced last week there's a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease on the National Immunization Program for all children. Researchers at the University of Alberta looked at ...

Despite new diagnostic methods and expanded vaccination programs, many children in Uganda continue to suffer from severe brain infections, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. The ...

A new study reveals how resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory cells. A new study by University of Liverpool researchers reveals how resistance to ...

In conjunction with World Immunization Week, Pfizer Indonesia, together with healthcare professionals has launched "For the ...

Credit: Merck. Capvaxive consists of pneumococcal polysaccharides from 21 serotypes, including 8 unique serotypes: 15A, 15C, 16F, 23A, 23B, 24F, 31 and 35B. Capvaxive consists of pneumococcal ...