Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorization for the pneumococcal vaccine Capvaxive (pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine [21-valent]) intended to ...

These vaccines are not the same as a flu vaccine. Pneumococcal vaccines protect against a type of bacteria, not a virus such as the flu. Many babies or young children now get the recommended ...

Children under five years of age, especially those aged two years or under, face a high risk of pneumococcal disease, which is caused by infection of a bacteria -- Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

Now, let’s step back a bit to understand why. Pneumococcal pneumonia is a type of lung infection caused by bacteria that live in the upper respiratory tract. It typically spreads by coughing or ...

“We start vaccinating against that early in life, and that works very well. But because the pneumococcal bacteria has so many different strains, we can’t protect against every strain with the ...

Abcombi’s vaccine attacks the bacteria only when it has been disturbed and transformed into its virulent state. Founder, Charles Jones said, “There are close to 100 variants of the pneumococcal ...

The Centers for Disease Control recommends vaccination against a form of pneumonia triggered by a form of streptococcus bacteria known as Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus. Most at risk ...

Drug major Merck & Co. (MRK) announced Friday that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use or ...

and it can be caused by numerous bacteria and viruses. So, babies get a pneumococcal vaccine, which helps protect against pneumococcal pneumonia. They also get a Hib vaccine, which helps ...