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

Sanofi has moved ahead with plans to challenge Pfizer and MSD for a piece of the market for pneumococcal vaccines, taking a 21-valent ... older, polysaccharide-based jab Pneumovax 23.

The rivalry between Pfizer and MSD in pneumococcal vaccines ... an older shot called Pneumovax 23, which covers 23 serotypes, but is based on an older polysaccharide technology that does not ...

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

Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

Introduction Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) caused by pneumococcus and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) pose a substantial economic burden on health systems. The objective of the present study ...

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