There are several reasons for the resurgence of interest in the prevention of diseases
caused by pneu-mococci. Even when treated with antibiotics, pneumococcal infections …

Background People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased
risk of pneumococcal disease, especially pneumonia, as well as acute exacerbations with …

Aspiration pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among the elderly who are
hospitalized or in nursing homes. Multiple risk factors for pneumonia have been identified …

Background As chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) progresses, exacerbations
can occur with increasing frequency. One goal of therapy is to prevent these exacerbations …

PURPOSE: To study the efficacy of pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine among
the elderly by use of a population-based intervention in one township, Varkaus, Eastern …

Available pneumococcal vaccines provide only limited protection for certain at-risk
populations. Fifteen healthy young adults and 11 older chronic bronchitics received 23 …

As the percent of our population over age 65 increases, infectious disease in this group is
becoming a serious public health concern. Much of our knowledge of infections in the …

To investigate the protective effects of pneumococcal vaccine, we assayed serum from
healthy adults and from elderly bronchitics for antibody and opsonic activity against nine …

Conflicting results have been reported concerning the association between high age and
response to influenza vaccines. Some authors have found a reduced response in aged …

To investigate factors that determine susceptibility of the lungs to infection with common
respiratory pathogens, we studied phagocytosis and killing of nontypable Haemophilus …