Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Safety in Elderly Adults
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Colonization among Children after Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction
World Health Organization has recommended all countries to introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in routine immunization schedule, especially those countries with higher rate of mortality in children. However, Islamic Republic of Iran and more than 50 other countries including Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Cabo V...
متن کاملImmunogenicity and safety of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine compared to the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in elderly Japanese adults
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of severe disease worldwide, particularly in the elderly population. Due to increasing life expectancy in Japan and elsewhere, an effective vaccine which offers the possibility of prolonged protection is required. Protein conjugated pneumococcal vaccines, which have the ability to boost immunity (immunologic memory) on natural exposure or revaccination,...
متن کاملImmunogenicity and safety of a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine compared to a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in pneumococcal vaccine-naive adults.
BACKGROUND Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among adults 50 years of age and older in the United States. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines are efficacious against pneumococcal disease in children and may also offer advantages in adults. METHODS We performed a randomized, modified double-blind trial that compared a single dose of 13-valent pneumococcal conjuga...
متن کاملPolysaccharide conjugate vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia in adults.
BACKGROUND Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccines prevent pneumococcal disease in infants, but their efficacy against pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in adults 65 years of age or older is unknown. METHODS In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 84,496 adults 65 years of age or older, we evaluated the efficacy of 13-valent polysaccharide conjugate va...
متن کاملPostlicensure safety surveillance for 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
CONTEXT Clinical trials evaluate a vaccine's safety before approval, but some risks may escape detection or adequate characterization until larger population exposures occur after licensure. OBJECTIVE To summarize reports of events occurring after vaccination with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), including those that may warrant further investigation to assess possible causation...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy100