Pneumococcal
Researchers' work from the United States and Greece adds to pneumococcal body of knowledge
Published in Vaccine Weekly, May 24th, 2006
Study 1: Pediatric vaccination with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine reduces the risk of bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in adults.
According to a study from the United States, "Invasive pneumococcal disease in adults may be declining, reflecting a form of herd protection from a new pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Our aim was to determine whether vaccination of children protects adults in the same home from bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia. We conducted a case-control study with 43 participating hospitals across a five-county region in Pennsylvania....
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-05-24)
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