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Conjugate pneumococcal vaccines effective against pneumococcal diseases.
2004 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Conjugate pneumococcal vaccines are effective against pediatric pneumococcal diseases.
"Children younger than age 2 years have the highest rates of invasive pneumococcal disease and play an important role in its transmission. In the United States, seven pneumococcal serotypes cause approximately 80% of invasive disease and represent approximately 60% of middle-ear isolates in children younger than age 2 years; the majority of penicillin-resistant strains are confined to these same few serogroups. Although unconjugated polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing invasive disease in adults, these vaccines fail to protect against otitis media or nasopharyngeal carriage and are poorly immunogenic in children younger than age 2 years," scientists in the United States report.
"A new generation of pneumococcal vaccines has been developed, linking the capsular polysaccharide of seven to 11 serotypes to a protein carrier," stated Katherine L. O'Brien and Mathuram Santosham at Johns Hopkins University. "The only pneumococcal vaccine approved to date for children younger than age 2 years is a seven-valent conjugate vaccine (PnCRM-7) (Prevnar; Wyeth Vaccines, Pearl River, New York), which contains serotypes 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, and 23F. PnCRM-7 is more immunogenic than the polysaccharide ...
- Treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media with Broncasma Berna.(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Nakatani, Masaki August 1, 2001 700+ words
...chronic suppurative otitis media. Furthermore, they...evidence suggests that otitis media can he prevented...immunization with pneumococcal vaccines or Hemophilus influenzae...chronic suppurative otitis media. The inactivated...
- Conjugate pneumococcal vaccines effective against pneumococcal diseases.
- Newspaper article from: Drug Week June 4, 2004 700+ words
...polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines have demonstrated...protect against otitis media or nasopharyngeal...generation of pneumococcal vaccines has been...polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines and is 80...pneumococcal otitis media." The investigators...
- Otitis Media (Ear Infection).(Pamphlet)
- Newspaper article from: Pamphlet by: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders October 1, 2000 700+ words
Updated October 2000 * What is otitis media? * How do we hear? * Why are more children affected by otitis media than adults? * What are the effects of otitis media? * How can someone tell if a child has otitis media? * Can anything be done...
- Otitis media (ear infection): updated October 2000.(Pamphlet)
- Newspaper article from: Pamphlet by: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders October 8, 2000 700+ words
* What is otitis media? * How do we hear? * Why are more children affected by otitis media than adults? * What are the effects of otitis media? * How can someone tell if a child has otitis media? * Can anything be done to prevent otitis media...
- Otitis Media.(The Middle Ear)
- The Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide Aviv, Jonathan January 1, 1995 700+ words
Otitis Media Definition Otitis media is the general term used for a variety of middle ear infections...hearing loss. There are three basic acute types: Secretory otitis media: the mildest form; there is fluid in the ear, but no infection...
- Otitis Media: Facts for Parents.(Pamphlet)
- Newspaper article from: Pamphlet by: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders September 1, 2000 700+ words
* What is Otitis Media? * Are There Different Types of Otitis Media? * How Does Otitis Media Happen? * What's Happening Inside the Ear When My Child Has an Ear Infection? * Can Otitis Media Affect My Child's Hearing? * How Do I Know if...
- Otitis Media
- Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. Carson-DeWitt, Rosalyn; Frey, Rebecca January 1, 2006 700+ words
Otitis Media Definition Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space, behind the eardrum...middle ear will be helpful for understanding the development of otitis media. The external ear canal is that tube which leads from the outside...
- Correlation between otitis media and craniofacial morphology in adults.
- Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Di Francesco, Renata C. Sampaio, Perboyre Lacerda Bento, Ricardo Ferreira December 1, 2007 700+ words
...study to determine if the development of otitis media in adults is correlated with craniofacial...40 years; 32 of these patients had otitis media and 34 did not. All subjects underwent...the cephalometric measurements in the otitis media group and the control group revealed...