Pneumococcal Vaccines

Ron Dagan; Shalom Ben-Shimol

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-59952-6_21

Pneumococcal Vaccines

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Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pnc) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children and the elderly worldwide. When classified by its polysaccharide capsule, Pnc has >95 serotypes, each capable of causing disease. However, the invasiveness varies by serotypes. Diseases caused by pneumococcus include severe infections, such as meningitis and bacteremia (both regarded as invasive pneumococcal disease; IPD), pneumonia, and other milder mucosal diseases, such as middle ear infection (otitis media) and sinusitis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Pediatric Vaccines and Vaccinations
Subtitle of host publication	a European Textbook
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Pages	197-213
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319599526
ISBN (Print)	9783319599502
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59952-6_21
State	Published - 1 Jan 2017

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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General Medicine
General Immunology and Microbiology
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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