2024年8月30日 · Pneumococcus is a Gram-positive lancet-shaped diplococcus with a polysaccharide capsule external to the wall. According to the capsular antigenic differences, more than 90 serotypes have been identified, of which a limited number cause invasive pneumococcal disease. Serotype identification has varied by geographic region, age, and study period; 6 to …

Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) is a bacterium that causes pneumonia, meningitis and septicemia. Pneumococcus is the main agent causing bacterial meningitis in the Region of the Americas. Among the causes of death due to pneumococcal infections, pneumonia represents 81% and meningitis 12%. The disease Person-to-person via saliva and

From October 24 to 31. The 8 Days of Action for Vaccination is a campaign that seeks to revitalize the importance of immunization as a public good for universal health in the countries and territories of the Americas to help them achieve established objectives for vaccine-preventable diseases and access to vaccination for all people, to preserve the health of children, …

o Countries that do not use pneumococcus vaccine in high-risk adults* and consider vaccination of this population a priority could include PCV13 in their vaccination schedules, based on immunogenicity studies. o Implementation or strengthening of epidemiological surveillance of pneumonias and IPD in adults is a priority for countries.

2022年10月31日 · Pneumococcus Documents. Title. Document Type Topic. Date Range. Min. Max. Apply. 10 Jan 2025. 1999-2024 ...

2025年1月15日 · Pneumococcal disease remains a global public health problem. According to global estimates by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluations (IHME) in 2021, 155,000 children under the age of 5 died due to pneumonia and meningitis caused by pneumococcus. Of these deaths, 3,345 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean.

2025年1月10日 · 1999-2024 TAG recommendations for Pneumococcus. Download. 10 Jan 2025. Vaccine-preventable Diseases TAG ...

2017年8月9日 · Pneumococcus Surveillance Data 2017 Pneumococcus Surveillance Data 2017. Download. 9 Aug 2017. ...

2019年7月18日 · Ecuador will strengthen Health Information Systems by establishing the capacity for design and implementation of electronic clinical documents and management of ...

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