What is Pneumococcal?
Pneumococcal disease is a name for any infection caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus. Pneumococcal infections can range from ear and sinus infections to pneumonia and bloodstream infections. There are vaccines to help prevent pneumococcal disease.
Pneumococci are transmitted by direct contact with respiratory secretions from patients and healthy carriers. Serious pneumococcal infections include pneumonia, meningitis and febrile bacteraemia; otitis media, sinusitis and bronchitis are more common but less serious manifestations. Pneumococcal resistance to antimicrobials is a serious and rapidly increasing problem worldwide.
Risk Factors
Anybody can get pneumococcal disease, but some people have a higher risk of the infection or its complications than others.
Those at higher risk include:
- anyone under 2 years old or more than 65 years old
- anyone with an underlying medical condition
- people with a weakened immune system
- those with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, alcohol use disorder, spleen dysfunction
- people who live in long-term care facilities
- anyone who smokes tobacco
- people with a hearing aid known as a cochlear implant
Prevention/Vaccine
There are at least 90 strains of S. pneumoniae, and no vaccine can protect against them all. However, vaccines can help prevent infection by the most common strains of the bacteria.
Two vaccines are known:
- pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13)
- pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23)
Pneumococcal vaccines are designed to cover the serotypes most frequently associated with severe pneumococcal disease.
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