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A Cross-Sectional Survey to Identify Current Pneumococcal Vaccination Practices and Barriers in Rural Community Pharmacies. [PDF]

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Chinchilla AH   +6 more
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Pneumococcal vaccination

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2016
Pneumococcal diseases (invasive diseases, pneumonia, otitis media, and sinusitis) are among the most frequent preventable infectious diseases carrying a very high morbidity and case fatality rate worldwide. Pneumococcal vaccination is a key element to reduce the global burden of the disease in children and adult population.
Catia, Cillóniz   +2 more
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Pneumococcal vaccines

Drugs of Today, 1999
Despite advances in our knowledge of the pathogenesis and host immune response and efforts at prevention and treatment, S. pneumoniae continues to cause considerable disease and mortality. The currently available polysaccharide vaccines confer moderate protection in most adults and older children, but they are underutilized.
J D, Campbell, M B, Rennels
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Pneumococcal Infection and Pneumococcal Vaccine

New England Journal of Medicine, 1977
The pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) is a major cause of pneumonia, otitis media and meningitis throughout the world. Although the mortality resulting from pneumococcal infection has declined strikingly since the introduction of the sulfonamides, penicillin and other antibiotics, what limited epidemiologic evidence is available suggests that the
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Pneumococcal Vaccine Efficacy

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1986
Excerpt To the editor: In the January issue, Bolan and colleagues (1) describe their analysis of the distribution of pneumococcal serotypes isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid of vaccinated...
Philip D. Lief   +2 more
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PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2000
Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus is a major pathogen causing meningitis, pneumonia, other invasive infections, and the common infections acute otitis media and sinusitis. The major virulence factor is the polysaccharide capsule, present as one of approximately 90 serotypes. Anticapsular antibodies protect against infection.
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