Vaccines to Prevent Pneumococcal Community-Acquired Pneumonia

van Werkhoven, Cornelis H.; Huijts, Susanne M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccm.2018.07.007

Vaccines to Prevent Pneumococcal Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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Vaccines to Prevent Pneumococcal Community-Acquired Pneumonia

van Werkhoven, Cornelis H.; Huijts, Susanne M.

(2018) Clinics in chest medicine, volume 39, issue 4, pp. 733 - 752

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Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most frequent pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia and also causes invasive diseases like bacteremia and meningitis. Young children and elderly are especially at risk for pneumococcal diseases and are, therefore, eligible for pneumococcal vaccination in most countries. This reviews provides an overview of the current epidemiology of ... read more

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Keywords: Community-acquired pneumonia, Invasive pneumococcal disease, Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, Pneumococcal vaccines, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccm.2018.07.007

ISSN: 0272-5231

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Ltd

Note: Funding Information: Disclosure Statement: C.H. van Werkhoven reports speaker fees and financial support for thesis printing from Pfizer, and speaker fees from Merck/MSD. S.M. Huijts reports financial support from Pfizer for thesis printing. Both authors were involved in research funded by Pfizer through their institution. Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Inc.

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