CRP (so named because it reacts with the C-polysaccharide protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common bacterial cause of pneumonia) belongs to the pentraxin family of proteins, in which five ...

Prevenar 13 is a mixture of the outer sugar coating (polysaccharide) from 13 different strains or serotypes of bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae ... higher than 39°C in babies or young ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of clarithromycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to penicillin ...

Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

One of these – dubbed V116 – is a cocktail of 21 Streptococcus pneumoniae ... prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia caused by serotypes 3, 6A/C, 7F, 8, 9N, 10A, 11A, 12F, 15A, 15B ...

Pneumonia is a Streptococcus pneumoniae (commonly known as "strep") bacterial infection, which is usually in your lungs. It can also be caused by the flu virus, the common cold virus, or a fungal ...

The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine – codenamed PCV21/GBP410 – has started pivotal trials in the prevention of both paediatric Streptococcus pneumoniae, which remains a major public health ...