Sentences with phrase «pneumococcal strains»

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Adults who are over the age of 65 are encouraged to have had two type of anti-pneumonia immunizations — one which protects against 13 strains of pneumococcal bacteria (PCV13) and one which protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria (PPSV23).

Vaccination with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine - 7 [PCV7 — a vaccine that covers 7 strains (serotypes) of Streptococcus pneumoniae] is linked to overall decreases in the rate of serious infections caused by this bacterium, such as pneumonia and meningitis, referred to as invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)-RSB-, but small increases in IPD caused by serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae not covered by the vaccine (referred to as non-vaccine type IPD), according to a study published in PLOS Medicine this week.

The majority of resistant strains of pneumococcus are of types which are included in the vaccine, for this reason, vaccine introduction in South Africa, has led to a substantial decline in antibiotic resistant invasive pneumococcal disease,» said Dr Cheryl Cohen, co-author of the paper, Clinical Epidemiologist at the NICD and senior lecturer in the School of Public Health at Wits.

Now, a new vaccine under development could deal another blow to the disease, lowering the number of deaths even further by targeting dozens of additional strains of S. pneumoniae, and anticipating future versions of the bacteria responsible for pneumococcal disease, which includes sepsis and meningitis.