Pneumococcal Vaccines
Series: | |
Publisher: | ASM Press |
Subject: | Pneumococcal vaccine, Pneumococcal Vaccines--immunology, Pneumococcal Vaccines--therapeutic use, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal--prevention & contro |
Authors: | George R. Siber , Keith P. Klugman , P. Helena Mäkelä |
Pages: | 449 pages |
Binding: | Hardcover |
ISBN: | 9781555814083 |
Call No: | QR 189.5 P58 P54 2008 |
Presents the latest findings on the effects of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
- Describes the development of the vaccines, their remarkable impact on respiratory and other pneumococcal infections, and the vaccines' wider impact on public health.
- Includes chapters on epidemiology, immunologic mechanisms, conjugation methods, antibiotic resistance, PCV immunogenicity in healthy and high-risk individuals, otitis media, and direct and indirect protective effects.
- Summarizes the current knowledge on pneumococcal vaccines with particular emphasis on the years after the introduction of the conjugate vaccine for professionals in academia, public health, government, or industry.