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2. Pneumococcal pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonology. Pneumococcal pneumonia is a type of bacterial pneumonia that is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). [1] It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with ...

3. CDC lowers recommendation age for pneumonia vaccine to adults ...

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   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now agrees. On Wednesday, an independent group of advisers to the CDC voted 14 to 1 to lower the age for routine pneumococcal vaccines to 50. CDC ...

4. CDC recommends lower age for people to get vaccine against ...

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   Pneumococcal pneumonia kills about 1 in 20 older adults infected with the bacteria, according to the CDC. There are four vaccines in use from Pfizer and Merck to protect against pneumococcal ...

5. CDC panel lowers age for key vaccine. What older adults ...

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   Pneumococcal pneumonia kills about 1 in 20 older adults infected with the bacteria, according to the CDC. Roughly 100 known strains of pneumococcus bacteria can also cause ear infections ...

6. Pneumococcal vaccine - Wikipedia

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   Pneumococcal vaccine. 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine by MSD as it is marketed in Japan. Pneumococcal vaccines are vaccines against the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. [1] Their use can prevent some cases of pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis. [1] There are two types of pneumococcal vaccines: conjugate vaccines and ...

7. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine - Wikipedia

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   Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is a pneumococcal vaccine made with the conjugate vaccine method and used to protect infants, young children, and adults against disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). It contains purified capsular polysaccharide of pneumococcal serotypes conjugated to a carrier protein to improve ...

8. Adults 50 and older should now get this vaccine, according to ...

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   The Center for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal diseases, a type of bacterial disease that can cause multiple illnesses. The decision, made in time for ...

9. Pneumococcal infection - Wikipedia

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   Pneumococcal infection is an infection caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. [1] S. pneumoniae is a common member of the bacterial flora colonizing the nose and throat of 5–10% of healthy adults and 20–40% of healthy children. [2] However, it is also a cause of significant disease, being a leading cause of pneumonia, bacterial ...