These guidelines suggest evaluation, therapy, and work-up of pneumonia patients based upon patient- specific risk factors, age and site of treatment. Pneumococcal species are the most common ...

pneumoniae. PCV13 may contribute in reducing the spread of drug-resistant 19A pneumococcal clones by its coverage of serotype 19A.

Vaccination and HIV treatment reduce the risk of invasive pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal disease is treated with antibiotics. Pneumococcal disease is caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus ...

The pneumonia shot is a vaccine that helps protect you against pneumococcal disease, or diseases caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pneumoniae. The vaccine can help protect you from ...

There are around 100 different pneumococcal serotypes, causing non-invasive disease like pneumonia confined to the lungs and invasive disease where the infection can spread to the bloodstream or ...

Maybe the pneumonia bug itself is more virulent. We just don't know the actual reason. The CDC says the vaccine battles pneumococcal bacteria. I know that involves pneumonia, but also more than ...

Pneumococcal infections can have devastating effects. When these bacteria invade the lungs, they cause pneumonia, leading to ...

When an individual has pneumonia, the alveoli are filled with pus and fluid, which makes breathing painful and limits oxygen intake. These infections are generally spread by direct contact with ...

There are around 100 different pneumococcal serotypes, causing non-invasive disease like pneumonia, confined to the lungs, and invasive disease, where the infection can spread to the bloodstream ...

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s ...