Economic studies also show that the cost of treating diseases such as HPV, Hib, shingles (herpes zoster) and pneumococcus far exceeds the cost of vaccination.

Pneumococcus Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus bacteria, can cause pneumonia, ear infections, meningitis and other infections. There are 100 known strains.

While vaccines against pneumococcus have prevented millions of infections, the bacteria are difficult to target precisely, because infection can be caused by different serotypes.

Pneumococcus frequently colonizes children and the elderly. It can inhabit the back of the throat without causing any symptoms, but when it spreads to tissues beyond the throat, it can cause mild to ...

“Pneumococcus is carried by one-third or more of the population,” said Morrison. “We are relying mainly on penicillin to control it, but it’s becoming more and more resistant.

Pneumococcus experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered, a newly-found capsule—the 100th to be identified since the pathogen was first discovered in the late 19th century ...

The pneumococcus, or Streptococcus pneumoniae, produces over 90 chemically distinct capsule types and the inability to produce capsule renders the bacterium severely attenuated.

Pneumococcus is the leading cause of upper respiratory disease and a common cause of pneumonia and pediatric ear infections. Worldwide, it is responsible for more than one million deaths each year.

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) was the bacterial strain used in the historic studies of Avery, MacLeod and McCarty more than half a century ago to demonstrate that DNA is the material of ...

Perspective Attacking the Pneumococcus — A Hundred Years' War Author: Morton N. Swartz, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published March 7, 2002 N Engl J Med 2002;346: 722 ...

Pneumococcus Genome Sequence Completed Date: July 20, 2001 Source: University Of Illinois At Chicago Summary: A University of Illinois at Chicago biologist is part of a team that has successfully ...