News tagged with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Limited number of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes cause most invasive pneumococcal disease

Contrary to current thinking, the group of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae responsible for most invasive pneumococcal disease worldwide is conserved across regions. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading bacterial cause ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Pneumococcal vaccine offers protection to HIV-infected African adults in clinical trial

A clinical trial of a vaccine against a major cause of pneumonia and meningitis has shown that it can prevent three out of four cases of re-infection in HIV-infected adults in Africa.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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Infants' pain response to immunization varies based on which vaccine is first

Infants who receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) following the combination vaccine for diphtheria, polio, tetanus, pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DPTaP-Hib vaccine) appear to experience less pain ...

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Effects of pneumococcal vaccination program on pneumococcal carriage and invasive disease

Using a cross-sectional study, Stefan Flasche and colleagues investigated the effects of the UK pneumococcal vaccination program on serotype-specific carriage and invasive pneumococcal disease.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New pneumococcal vaccine approach successful in early tests

Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) accounts for as much as 11 percent of mortality in young children worldwide. While successful vaccines like Prevnar® exist, they are expensive and only work against specific pneumo ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vaccine against world's top child killer launched

A vaccine against pneumonia, the leading cause of child deaths around the world, was rolled out in Kenya Monday and is expected to save hundreds of thousands of lives in coming years.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research traces evolutionary path of multidrug-resistant strep bacteria

Despite penicillin and the dozens of antibiotics that followed it, streptococcus bacteria have remained a major threat to health throughout the world. The reason: the superb evolutionary skills of this pathogen to rapidly ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preterm infants may need a boost

A new study suggests that preterm infants may not be fully protected against invasitve pneumococcal disease under the current United Kingdom immunization schedule. The findings are reported in the November issue of the journal ...

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created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effective diagnosis, treatment of ear infections in children examined in study

Among the findings of an analysis of previous studies regarding ear infections in children are that results from otoscopic exams (an instrument for examining the interior of the ear) are critical to accurate diagnosis and ...

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created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Efforts to combat pneumonia among 15 high-burdened countries fall short of recommended targets

A Pneumonia Report Card released today by the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) on behalf of the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia reveals where urgent efforts are needed to reach target levels of coverage ...

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created Nov 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early evaluation and intervention critical for vaccinated children with hearing loss from meningitis

Despite widespread use of pneumococcal vaccination, some children still develop deafness following pneumococcal meningitis, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. Based ...

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created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dosing schedule of pneumococcal vaccine linked with increased risk of getting multiresistant strain

Infants who received heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) at 2, 4, and 11 months were more likely than unvaccinated controls to have nasopharyngeal (in the nasal passages and upper part of the throat behind ...

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created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rotavirus vaccine trials successful in Asia and Africa

Studies in Asia and Africa have shown that a rotavirus vaccine is safe and effective in preventing severe rotavirus gastroenteritis (severe RVG), which is responsible for more than half a million child deaths worldwide. The ...

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created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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