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 ...

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

The CDC revised its pneumococcal pneumonia shot recommendation, saying there is a substantial increase in the risk for ...

Multidrug resistance became a serious concern in the treatment of invasive pneumococcal diseases ... is not a common problem in nonmeningeal infection according to the new Clinical and Laboratory ...

(If you experience the possible symptoms of bacterial meningitis, the most serious type of pneumococcal infection, dial 999 and ask for an ambulance. Early symptoms can include a high fever plus a ...

In India, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has reached epidemic proportions, with population-based studies ...

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

Just one in four (25%) people at high risk of pneumococcal disease, an infection that causes pneumonia—children younger than 2, adults older than 64, and those with certain chronic health ...

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Use of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Pneumovax 23 does not replace the need for penicillin (or other antibiotic) prophylaxis against pneumococcal infection. After vaccination with Pneumovax 23 ...

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