Pneumococcal Vaccines

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Publisher: ASM Press
Subject: Pneumococcal vaccine, Pneumococcal Vaccines--immunology, Pneumococcal Vaccines--therapeutic use, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal--prevention & contro
Authors: , ,
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.