Rockhampton part of worldwide fight against respiratory infections
The new Capricornia Centre for Mucosal Immunology has been established under the leadership of Professor Jennelle Kyd, whose research on immunity and vaccines is recognized internationally. (2006-12-07)
View ArticleIncrease seen in pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccine
Alaska Native children are experiencing increased rates of serious infections caused by strains of pneumococcal bacteria that are not covered by the current childhood pneumococcal vaccine, indicating...
View ArticleBleeding, not inflammation, is major cause of early lung infection death
Researchers believe they have discovered why a bacterial lung infection is so lethal in the early stages, and it's not what medical authorities had thought. (2007-08-28)
View ArticlePatients with pneumonia who received pneumococcal vaccine have lower rate of...
Among patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, those who had previously received the pneumococcal vaccine had a lower risk of death and admission to the intensive care unit than...
View ArticlePneumococcal conjugate vaccines can improve the lives of HIV-infected children
An international team of experts has published the first comprehensive review of evidence on pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV) for children with HIV infection. (2007-11-29)
View ArticleVaccinated infants well protected against severe pneumococcal infection in...
Pneumococcus is a bacterium that can cause serious illnesses in some young children, e.g. meningitis, blood poisoning and pneumonia. Most of those who become ill are previously healthy without any...
View ArticleNew insights could lead to a better pneumococcal vaccine
Discovery of a new, previously unknown mechanism of immunity suggests that there may be a better way to protect vulnerable children and adults against Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) infection,...
View ArticleMayo Clinic study finds increased risk of pneumococcal disease in asthma...
Mayo Clinic research shows adults with asthma are at increased risk of serious pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common bacteria causing middle ear infections and...
View ArticleNew WHO data underscores global threat of the world's leading child killer
New World Health Organization data to be published in this week's edition of the Lancet will shed new light on two leading causes of pneumonia, the world's leading killer of children under age 5, both...
View ArticleReview: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines effective at preventing child deaths
A study published in The Cochrane Review this month concludes that pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), already known to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and x-ray defined pneumonia, was...
View ArticleMore Than 30 Percent of Seniors Are Not Immunized Against Pneumonia in 36...
A new report, Adult Immunization: Shots to Save Lives, released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
View ArticleNew steps toward a universal flu vaccine
Researchers at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine have developed a novel influenza vaccine that could represent the next step towards a universal influenza vaccine eliminating the need for seasonal...
View ArticleVaccine has cut child cases of bacterial pneumonia, says study
The number of children admitted to English hospitals with bacterial pneumonia decreased by a fifth in the two years following the introduction of a vaccine to combat the disease. (2010-08-27)
View ArticleNew studies show progress, value in vaccination against deadly pneumonia
Vaccines against the primary cause of deaths from pneumonia in developing countries could save millions of lives and are highly cost-effective. (2011-11-10)
View ArticleGenetics study reveals how bacteria behind serious childhood disease evolve...
Genetics has provided surprising insights into why vaccines used in both the UK and US to combat serious childhood infections can eventually fail. (2012-01-30)
View ArticlePneumococcal disease: More cases but fewer deaths
The vaccine given to children to immunise against serious pneumococcal disease does not offer full protection, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden,...
View ArticleLa Jolla institute identifies critical cell in fighting E. coli infection
Despite ongoing public health efforts, E. coli outbreaks continue to infiltrate the food supply, annually causing significant sickness and death throughout the world. (2012-07-16)
View ArticleNIH-funded study to test pneumococcal vaccine in older adults
Researchers plan to see if a higher dose of a pneumococcal vaccine will create a stronger immune response in older adults who received an earlier generation vaccine against pneumonia and other...
View ArticleThousands of unvaccinated adults die each year from preventable diseases
While adults make up 95 percent of those who die annually from vaccine preventable diseases, a new study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows their vaccination rates remain...
View ArticlePneumococcal vaccine reduces antibiotic-resistant infections in children by...
The pneumococcal vaccine recommended for young children not only prevents illness and death, but also has dramatically reduced severe antibiotic-resistant infections. (2014-10-13)
View ArticlePneumonia vaccine reducing pediatric admissions: Report
In Tennessee, the introduction in 2010 of a new pneumococcal vaccine for infants and young children coincides with a 27 percent decline in pneumonia hospital admissions across the state among children...
View ArticleStudy shows vaccination leads to decline in pneumococcal disease and...
Wits University and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) released a new study, led by Wits academics, showing rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) - including cases caused by...
View ArticleInfectious diseases cause significant emergency visits, hospitalizations for...
In a first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, researchers calculated that infectious diseases account for 13.5 percent of emergency room (ER) visits...
View ArticleTwo-minute video boosts pneumonia vaccinations
A simple two-minute video about pneumococcal vaccination sent to patients before a primary care visit tripled the likelihood they would get the vaccine, reports new Northwestern Medicine research. The...
View ArticlePatients with coeliac disease should receive pneumonia vaccine
Researchers have found that patients with coeliac disease are at high risk of acquiring pneumonia if they haven't received the pneumococcal vaccine. (2016-05-16)
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