Pregnant patients in their third trimester and postpartum women showed higher risk for IPD compared with nonpregnant patients.

While children under five, particularly those under two, are the most vulnerable, pneumococcal diseases also affect adults.

The macaques exposed via the mouth or stomach, however, had limited infection but showed no signs of illness. All the monkeys ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults ages 65 years or older receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV15 or PCV20). If you receive PCV15 ...

14 These children are at especially high risk of pneumococcal infection due to a multitude of risk factors, including crowding and malnutrition that increase transmission and severity of disease. 15 ...