Pneumococcal Vaccine Reduces Child Deaths In Developing Countries Jun 25, 2009
The results of this ARIVAC trial can be put to good use in pneumococcal vaccine development and in assessing the burden of disease of pneumococcal infections among children. The results can also provide robust support to decision-makers at a national level, especially in Asia. (Science Daily)
Value of vaccination in fight against diseases May 20, 2009
Reingold said that one way of controlling the spread of pneumococcal infections (a complication caused by influenza) is to vaccinate young children. Infants have high rates of pneumococcal infections. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Vaccines pose dilemma for families Mar 1, 2009
Before age 1 children should get the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus shot and those for haemophilus influenzae B (also known as Hib) and pneumococcal infections, Dr. Kovatch said. The Hib and pneumococcal vaccines are designed to guard against bacterial meningitis, which used to infect 18,000 children in the United States each year and kill 1,000 of them in the era before the vaccines were available, Dr. Nowalk said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Japan's Slow Vaccine Approvals Leave Children at Risk After Drugs Scandal Feb 12, 2009
Vaccines against other deadly bacteria, including meningococcal and pneumococcal infections, are still not approved for infants in the country. I only learned that there are vaccines available elsewhere after Kenta fell into a coma, said the boys father, Daishi Morioka, 40. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Alternative Medicine Fans More Likely to Get Shots Mar 18, 2008
Among 30,617 adults participating in the 2002 National Health Interview Survey, the 36 percent who said they had used complementary or alternative medicines (CAM) recently were more likely to have received shots for preventing the flu, pneumococcal infections and hepatitis B.. Nevertheless, most people the CDC considers "priority" recipients for the flu and pneumococcal vaccines because of a high-risk condition didn't get them, Dr. Shannon Stokley of the CDC's National Center for Immunization... (MEDLINEplus)
How Antibiotic Resistant Bugs Became Resistant To Penicillin, And How Penicillin Could Work Again Mar 16, 2008
The researchers targeted a protein called MurM that is essential for clinically observed penicillin resistance and has also been linked to changes in the chemical make up of the peptidoglycan that appear in penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from patients with pneumococcal infections. The researchers found that MurM acted as an enzyme that was key to the formation of particular structures within the S. pneumoniae peptidoglycan called dipeptide bridges that link together... (Science Daily)
FOCUS: GlaxoSmithKline's Rotarix Set To Reach Key US Market Feb 22, 2008
After years of stagnation, the market for children and adolescent vaccines is enjoying a renaissance with the launch of premium price vaccines like Wyeth's multibillion-dollar selling Prevnar for pneumococcal infections and Merck's Gardasil, a potential blockbuster product that prevents cervical cancer. Briefing document published ahead of the FDA meeting highlighted concerns a potentially fatal increase in the risk of pneumonia and convulsion in children vaccinated with Rotarix. (CNNMoney.com)
Ear Infections Linked to Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Oct 18, 2007
Pneumococcal infections are caused by S. pneumoniae, and can include ear infections, sinus infections, pneumonia, meningitis and bloodstream infections ... Young children are most susceptible to pneumococcal infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... However, pneumococcal infections cause more than 3 million ear infections each year, according to the CDC.. (MEDLINEplus)
Bleeding, not inflammation, is major cause of early lung infection death Aug 28, 2007
Despite vaccine, one million children still die of pneumococcal infections ... The picture remains far more serious outside of the United States, however, where pneumococcal infections take the lives of at least one million children each year, according to the World Health Organization. (EurekAlert!)
Underinsured Children Shut Out from Recommended Vaccines Aug 9, 2007
BOSTON, Aug. 7 -- Children by the millions may not be protected against meningococcal or pneumococcal infections because private insurance plans and state and federal governments have gaps in their coverage of the vaccines. Action Points. (MedPage Today)
Serious illness among children with sickle cell disease reduced with vaccine May 2, 2007
This study shows that rates of serious pneumococcal infections fell by 90 percent after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in 2000. . (EurekAlert!)
Pneumococcal Strains Not Covered by Vaccine on the Rise Apr 26, 2007
Read more about pneumococcal infections at the. More On This Topic. (Forbes)
Pneumococcal Infections Are Increasing, And Not Covered By Childhood Vaccine Apr 25, 2007
Alaska Native children are experiencing increased rates of serious infections caused by strains of pneumococcal bacteria that are not covered by the current childhood pneumococcal vaccine, indicating the importance of ongoing surveillance of vaccine effectiveness, according to a study in the April 25 issue of JAMA.. Before introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), Alaska Native children and adults experienced high rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) compared with... (Science Daily)
Vaccine is futile vs. new strains Apr 25, 2007
The CDC's Dr. Rosalyn Singleton and colleagues studied pneumococcal infections such as pneumonia, meningitis, or blood infections known as bacteremia that occurred from 1995 to 2006. They found that in the three years after the introduction of Prevnar, from 2001 through 2003, these diseases fell by 67 percent among native Alaskan children younger than age 2 and 61 percent in non-native children. (Boston Globe)
Vaccine cuts child pneumonia hospitalizations Apr 6, 2007
Pneumococcal infections can be hard to treat because the bacteria have become resistant to some of the drugs used for treatment, making prevention even more important, the CDC said. Free Newsletters. (Scientific American)
Pneumococcal Vaccine Beyond Expectations Apr 4, 2007
Monday, April 2, 2007. CHICAGO (Reuters) - A vaccine to fight common bacterial diseases has produced significant and unexpected drops in repeat ear infections and the need for inserted ear tubes in children since its U.S. introduction in 2000, researchers reported on Monday. (MEDLINEplus)
Wyeth's pneumococcal vaccine beats promise, study says Apr 3, 2007
The vaccination, given initially at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, was designed to combat a number of pneumococcal infections, including ear infections that most children have at least once by the time they turn 2 years old. But Poehling said the new research shows that the vaccine also was preventing repeat infections, which occur three or four times a year in up to nearly a third of all children, often requiring the insertion of ear tubes to equalize pressure. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Pneumococcal vaccine beyond expectations: study Apr 2, 2007
ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) The vaccination, given initially at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, was designed to combat a number of pneumococcal infections, including ear infections that most children have at least once by the time they turn 2 years old. But Poehling said the new research shows that the vaccine was also preventing repeat infections, which occur three or four times a year in up to nearly a third of all children, often requiring the insertion of ear tubes to equalize... (Scientific American)
Robert Austrian, 90; research led to pneumonia vaccine Apr 1, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Robert Austrian, an academic physician whose pioneering research led to the development of a vaccine to prevent and treat pneumonia, meningitis, and other deadly pneumococcal infections, died last Sunday of a stroke at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia ... He concluded that of the 83 known types of pneumococci -- now more than 90 -- 14 were responsible for 80 percent of all pneumococcal infections ... He received a bachelor's degree in 1937 and a... (Boston Globe)
Meningitis: What you need to know? Jan 6, 2007
There is a newly licensed vaccine (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) that appears to be effective in infants for the prevention of pneumococcal infections and is routinely recommended for all children greater than 2 years of age. Share this article on. (Food Consumer)
