Since 1993 we have prospectively identified children with invasive infections caused by S. pneumoniae in the inpatient and outpatient setting at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. Pneumococci ...

The increase in invasive pneumococcal disease across Europe is driven by Streptococcus pneumoniae, which also causes pneumonia and acute otitis media that can progress to invasive infections. Nearly ...

The 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV15) can be used for children aged younger than 19 years, according to recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and ...

Dr Ray O’Connor takes a look at recent clinical articles on the importance of promoting vaccines for Measles, HIV, Gonorrhoea ...

After the onset of serious pneumococcal infections, patients are at a significantly increased risk of having a heart attack, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the journal Clinical ...

A new study reveals how resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory cells. A new study by University of Liverpool researchers reveals how resistance to ...

Doctors have long urged people ages 50 and older to get a shot to protect against bacterial pneumonia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now agrees. On Wednesday, an independent group of ...

Tuesday, Vaxcyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCVX) released topline results from the Phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of VAX-31, the company's 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate ...

Respiratory diseases like COVID-19, flu, pneumococcal disease, and RSV don’t affect everyone equally. For adults and children ...

Several multi-center cohort studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses have been conducted during the ongoing coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has been caused by the severe acute ...