Despite early and adequate treatment, there can still be serious and potentially life-threatening complications arising from pneumococcal infection. Doctors will usually prescribe antibiotics for ...

It seems like I’ve recently started seeing lots of ads recommending the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine for those who, like me, are over 50. I thought I was up to date on my shots, but I’m pretty sure ...

While incidence of pneumococcal disease decreased or increased slightly between 2002 and 2011, the baseline health status of those with serious pneumococcal infections worsened over the study period, ...

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit says people over 50, especially those over 65 with underlying medical conditions, should consider getting a pneumococcal vaccine this winter. The vaccine protects ...

A retrospective analysis of the case records of 494 patients with 508 episodes of pneumococcal infections verified by cultures from blood or from cerebrospinal, pleural, and/or synovial fluid from ...

The diagnosis of pneumococcal disease is difficult and microbiological proof of infection may not be possible. There are various ways of finding out whether a patient has a pneumococcal infection.

Pneumococcal infections pose a serious risk for adults over 50, especially with chronic conditions, yet many delay ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC – A new study released this week in The Lancet Infectious Diseases finds that African children who contract pneumococcus – a bacterial infection that causes pneumonia, meningitis and ...

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 ...

Pneumonia is potentially deadly, especially in vulnerable groups, but vaccination can help decrease the severity of this ...