Apr. 9—(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks and even land you in the hospital. Medical experts want you to ...

Pneumococcal infections can be very serious – they include pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia (a blood infection), as well ...

The health ministry in Eastern Equatoria State, in collaboration with Health Link South Sudan, World Health Organization, and ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

A two-dose primary schedule without booster can provide sufficient protection in high-transmission, resource-limited settings ...

Vaxcyte's new pneumococcal vaccine may only have phase 1/2 results behind it, but analysts are already predicting it could be a major competitor to rival shots from Pfizer and MSD. Just-reported ...

Some five years into a pneumococcal vaccine patent dispute in South Korea, SK Bioscience has emerged victorious over Pfizer.

The campaign follows the arrival of new vaccines, including pneumococcal conjugate, which also protects against pneumonia.

Pneumococcal meningitis was associated with a case-fatality rate of almost 30% in children with sickle cell disease, a study ...

South Korean vaccine company SK Bioscience said it has prevailed in a lawsuit brought by Pfizer that accused it of infringing on the patent for the drugmaker's Prevnar 13 vaccine.