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THE association of salmonella osteomyelitis with sickle-cell anemia is well known,1 but that of pneumococcal meningitis with sickle-cell anemia has not been reported. In a recent survey of 305 pati ...

These results emphasize the need for improved pneumococcal vaccination strategies in CLL, particularly the administration of repeated doses of a T-cell–dependent vaccine such as PCV13.

India News: Abbott announced the launch of its Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, PneumoShield 14, for children over six weeks of age.

Merck's (MRK) 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Capvaxive/V116, becomes the first PCV specifically designed for adults to be approved by the FDA.

A new vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

After PCV7 licensure, pneumococcal infection rates in children aged 5+ with sickle cell disease significantly decreased.

A subset of T cells could be the answer to one of the central unanswered questions in pneumococcal research – why are some individuals more resistant to invasive pneumococcal disease than others?

TNFR2+ regulatory T cells protect against bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia by suppressing IL-17A-producing γδ T cells in the lung.

More information: Rong Xu et al, TNFR2+ regulatory T cells protect against bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia by suppressing IL-17A-producing γδ T cells in the lung, Cell Reports (2023).