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Pneumococcal Infections
Also called: Streptococcus pneumoniae infections
Pneumococci are a type of streptococcus bacteria. The bacteria spread through contact with people who are ill or by healthy people who carry the bacteria in the back of their nose. Pneumococcal infections can be mild or severe. The most common types of infections are
Treatment is with antibiotics. Vaccines can prevent pneumococcal infections. There are two vaccines. One is for infants and young children. The other is for people at high risk, including those who are over 65 years old, have chronic illnesses or weak immune systems, smoke, have asthma, or live in long-term care facilities.
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Pneumococcal Disease(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Overviews
- Pneumococcal Disease In-Short(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Study to Test Pneumococcal Vaccine in Older Adults(10/15/2012, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Blood Culture Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
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Chest X Ray(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Sputum Evaluation (and Sputum Induction)(Harvard Medical School)
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Treatment
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MedlinePlus: Antibiotics(National Library of Medicine)
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MedlinePlus: Antibiotics
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Prevention/Screening
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
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- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV23)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
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- Pneumococcal Vaccine: Questions & Answers(Immunization Action Coalition)
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Specific Conditions
- Pneumococcal Disease(National Foundation for Infectious Diseases)
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Pneumococcal Pneumonia(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Financial Issues
- Pneumococcal Shot(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Pneumococcal Infections(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Pneumococcal Infections
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References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Opportunity for healthy ageing: lessening the burden of adult pneumococcal...
- Article: Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes: nine-year experience at a level-one trauma center.
- Article: Development and clinical evaluation of Prevnar 13, a 13-valent pneumocococcal...
- Pneumococcal Infections -- see more articles
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Children
- Pneumococcal Infections(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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- Chest x-ray
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- Meningitis - pneumococcal
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- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
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- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV23)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
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- Questions About the Pneumococcal Shot(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
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