Childhood pneumonia: pneumococcal vaccination remains effective
Introducing a vaccine against the 13 most dangerous types of pneumococcal bacteria may raise concerns that other pneumococcal bacteria not ...
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Pneumococcal epidemic in Marseille: 4,000 people vaccinated urgently
Thirteen cases of pneumococcal pneumonia were diagnosed in people working at the Marseille shipyard. A huge vaccination operation began on ...
Read morePneumonia: a vaccine would reduce the severity of the disease
Tested in Laos, the PCV13 vaccine protects against 13 types of pneumococci. November 12 has been declared World Pneumonia Day ...
Read morePneumococcus: vaccination is effective in real life but must be adapted
Anti-pneumococcal vaccination is effective in real life against invasive pneumococcal infections (pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis, etc.) but requires an adaptation of ...
Read moreChildhood meningitis: a quarter of deaths and serious sequelae are preventable
In a context of mistrust vis-à-vis vaccination, some children remain exposed to severe bacterial infections, such as meningitis, with a ...
Read moreA child dies every 20 seconds: 10 questions about pneumonia
November 12 is World Pneumonia Day, a lung infection responsible for a real massacre each year, when most cases are ...
Read morePneumonia: towards a new vaccine with wide coverage
A new type of vaccine against pneumonia, called liposome, offers the hope of combining good efficacy with very wide coverage.Antibiotic ...
Read more4,000 people vaccinated against pneumococcus in the port of Marseille
© Getty Images / iStockphotoAt the Marseille shipyards, 13 people working on the renovation of a cruise ship were affected ...
Read morePneumonia: MSF’s global petition to reduce the price of the vaccine
After the failure of negotiations to lower the price of the pneumonia vaccine, MSF is launching a petition. For Pfizer ...
Read moreBacteria are resistant to washing on everyday objects
Bacteria are much more resistant than previously thought. Even on lint, pneumococcus survives washing, a new study shows. Until now, ...
Read moreBacteria resist washing on toys and books
Bacteria are much more resistant than previously thought. Even on lint, pneumococcus survives washing, a new study shows. Until now, ...
Read moreBacteria are resistant to washing on everyday objects
A new study has shown that bacteria resist longer than previously thought outside the human body. Pneumococcus is one of ...
Read morePneumococcus: the vaccine from 2 months
Long recommended and reimbursed for children exposed to certain risk factors, that is to say those who were in community ...
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