Erschienen in:
01.02.2012 | Adis Profile Report
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (13-Valent, Adsorbed) [Prevenar 13®]
Profile Report
verfasst von:
Sean T. Duggan
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Drugs
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Ausgabe 1/2012
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Excerpt
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is caused by
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), a Gram-positive encapsulated diplococcus, and remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children below the age of 5 years.[
1] It accounts for ≈11% of all deaths in this age group throughout the world,[
1] with children in developing countries at particular risk.[
1‐
3] The clinical presentations of IPD include bacteremia, bacteremic pneumonia, and meningitis, while the most common noninvasive manifestations are acute otitis media (AOM) and pneumonia.[
2] …