Despite the importance of lower respiratory-tract infection (LRI) in causing hospitalizations in
elderly patients ([ges] 65 years of age) and recent advances in vaccine development, a …

We conducted a retrospective study on all cases of pneumococcal septic arthritis (SA) in
patients> 18 years of age reported to the Picardie Regional Pneumococcal Network in …

Before the incorporation of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) into the
childhood vaccination regimen in Greenland in 2010, Inuit populations experienced a …

In the province of Quebec, Canada, from 1996 to 1998, 3,650 invasive Streptococcus
pneumoniae infections were reported. A total of 1,354 isolates were serotyped and tested for …

Streptococcus pneumoniae causes considerable morbidity and mortality in the elderly.
There are three established approaches to pneumococcal vaccination: polysaccharide …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of human infectious diseases worldwide.
Despite this documented evidence, data on pneumococcal disease rates among general …

Background: Pneumonia represents the leading cause of infection-related death and the fifth
cause of overall mortality, in the elderly. With increasing age, the human immune system …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the 1‐month postpneumococcal polysaccharide‐revaccination
immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody response, its persistence at 1 year, and tolerability of …

Invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, such as pneumonia, meningitis,
and bacteremia, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in young children and older …

G01N33/5008—Chemical analysis of biological material, eg blood, urine; Testing involving
biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing involving human or animal cells …