Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) bacterium, also known as pneumococcus. Infection can result in pneumonia, infection of the blood (bacteremia ...

Apr. 9—(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks and even land you in the hospital. Medical experts want you to know that ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers explored the association between Streptococcus pneumoniae and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

A new pneumococcal vaccine designed for the developing world will roll out in health centres across Kenya next week as part of a global plan that could prevent more than seven million childhood deaths ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The Australian government announced last week there's a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease on the National Immunisation Program for all children. This vaccine replaces ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that about 900,000 Americans get pneumococcal pneumonia each year, and approximately 6 percent of those infected die from the infection. Pneumococcal ...

A bacterium, streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) causes pneumococcal pneumonia, the symptoms of which include high fever, cough and shortness of breath; bacteremia, an infection of the blood ...

Two different vaccines, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV), fight a bacterial illness that is considered one of the most common causes of death in ...

Trial Design Finalized in Consultation and Alignment with U.S. Food and Drug Administration Study Designed to Establish a New Standard for Adult ...

It seems like I’ve recently started seeing lots of ads recommending the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine for those who, like me, are over 50. I thought I was up to date on my shots, but I’m pretty sure ...

Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious diseases including COVID, the flu, whooping cough, and respiratory syncytial ...

The Australian government announced last week there's a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease on the National Immunization Program for all children. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...