The number of cases of meningitis and blood poisoning is decreasing, and this is clearly due to the inclusion, since 2006, of ...

Widespread use of PCV13, which covers additional serotypes 3, 6A and 19A, may contribute to reduce the clonal spread of drug-resistant 19A pneumococci. The author has no relevant affiliations or ...

People of other ages with certain health conditions are also advised to get the shot. Pneumococcal disease is caused by ...

U.S. health officials now recommend that adults aged 50 and older receive a pneumococcal vaccine to protect against bacteria ...

U.S. health officials last week recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and ...

U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. The recommendation was made by a scientific ...

There are more than 100 known types of pneumococci bacteria, which can cause serious infections in the lungs and other parts of the body. Each year, the U.S. sees roughly 30,000 cases of invasive ...

The penicillin-resistant pneumococci are frequently resistant to other antibiotics as well, including erythromycin, tetracyclines, and trimethoprim-sulbactam. Also, decreased susceptibility to ...

Pneumococcal disease is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and related forms of pneumococci bacteria. “Over 150,000 hospitalizations from pneumococcal pneumonia are estimated to occur annually ...