This study evaluated the changes in invasive pneumococcal disease among young infants after introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in the year 2000. Infants 1-90 days of age are of ...

Meningitis can be life threatening, so it’s important to recognize symptoms in kids like fever, irritability, bulging fontanelles, a rash, and others. If you suspect meningitis, seek medical care ...

Compared with no dexamethasone treatment, early administration of dexamethasone in children with pneumococcal meningitis lowered 30-day all-cause mortality by 50%, a new study showed. Overall ...

Pneumococcal infections can be very serious – they include pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia (a blood infection), as well as usually less worrying ear infections and sinus infections. To protect ...

The array of vaccines that have become widely available to help protect kids against meningitis in recent decades has shifted the epidemiology of the disease. Perhaps the most stark change is evident ...

"Underlying the use of dexamethasone in preventing sequelae of meningitis, such as pmSNHL, is the assumption that host inflammatory response is a big contributor to their development...Although we ...

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved an expanded indication for ...

Meningitis, often mistaken for flu or dengue, poses a severe threat due to its rapid escalation and potential for permanent ...

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Merck's (MRK.N), opens new tab pneumococcal vaccine triggered immune responses in children and teens who are at higher risk of serious illness in a late-stage study, the drugmaker ...