In findings that are nothing short of surprising, scientists have demonstrated that the liver is the site where the immune system unleashes its assault on pneumococcal bacteria following vaccination ...

A study by Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, MD, of the Infectious Diseases department at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and colleagues, examined the medical records of ...

The American Lung Association reports more than 150,000 people are hospitalized with pneumonia each year, leading to roughly ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with asthma are at increased risk of serious infection with pneumococcal bacteria, according to a new analysis of medical records. The findings, along with the high ...

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 incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease, pneumonia, and otitis media peaked in infancy or early childhood, with pneumococcal disease rates being highest in the first year of life. Comorbidity ...

A new vaccine for pneumococcal disease will be tested under an international trial aiming to provide greater protection to babies against the common infection that causes pneumonia, sinusitis and ...

Oct 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to adults between 50-64 years to protect against pneumococcal disease. The ...

The Australian government announced last week there's a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease on the National Immunization Program for all children. Val Kilmer, the actor behind iconic characters from ...

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 ...

Credit: Merck. Capvaxive consists of pneumococcal polysaccharides from 21 serotypes, including 8 unique serotypes: 15A, 15C, 16F, 23A, 23B, 24F, 31 and 35B. Capvaxive consists of pneumococcal ...