Chapter 11 of: Manual for the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases. 5th edition,
2012. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a gram-positive bacterium with more …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a gram-positive bacterium with more than 90
known serotypes. Pneumococcus is spread by airborne droplets and is a leading cause of …

Streptococcus pneumoniae causes acute bacterial infections. The bacterium, also called
pneumococcus, was first isolated by Louis Pasteur in 1881 from the saliva of a patient with …

Overall large reductions in cases of the severe form of pneumococcal disease have been
achieved with the pneumococcal vaccination program targeting all infants and older adults …

Pneumococcal vaccination : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Pneumococcal vaccination
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States that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States has launched
an awareness program to help control the death rate of patients with pneumococcal …

CDC is offering a series of weekly one-hour web-on-demand videos that will provide an
overview of vaccination principles, general best practices, immunization strategies, and …

This report updates the last recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP) concerning pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MMWR 1989; 38: 64-8 …

Background Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a common cause of otitis
media and sinusitis. Pneumococci bacteria also commonly invade parts of the body that are …

Haemophilus influenzae causing a large proportion of disease. Vaccines are available to
prevent many of the common types of these infections. S. pneumoniae was estimated to …