New Mid-Year Vaccine Recommendations From ACIP - Medscape
Jul 11, 2024 · Serotype 4 is covered by other pneumococcal vaccines, so for these patients, PCV20 is likely a better high-valent conjugate vaccine option than PCV21.
Antibodies Against Klebsiella: Key for Vaccine Development?
Mar 17, 2025 · The O-specific polysaccharide of Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients with bloodstream infections is immunogenic, and its closely related subtypes are cross-reactive.
Identifying Serotype, Serogroup for Hi, Nm Vital, CDC Says
Jun 20, 2016 · The CDC has issued an advisory of best practices for using PCR to diagnose Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitides and identify their serotype or serogroup.
New Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations: What to Know
Mar 5, 2025 · The CDC recommends that when the prevalence of pneumococcal serotype 4 exceeds 30%, then PCV 20, or PCV 15 and PPSV 23, may provide broader coverage against the locally circulating strains of ...
Pandemic Lockdowns Goosed Group A Strep Strains - Medscape
Apr 3, 2025 · Molecular changes to Group A Streptococcus pyogenes underlie a post-pandemic surge of coinfections in children with a respiratory diagnosis.
ACIP Recommends PCV for Adults Aged 50 Years or Older
Oct 24, 2024 · The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) now recommends a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) for all PCV-naive adults ...
New Pneumococcal Vaccine Approved - Medscape
Jun 18, 2024 · A new vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The injectable drug, Capvaxive (Pneumococcal ...
Diarrhea Caused by Primarily Non-Gastrointestinal Infections
In Europe, the predominant hantavirus serotype is Puumala (other serotypes include Hantaan, Dobrava, Seoul), which causes epidemic nephropathy, a mild form of hemorrhagic fever with nausea ...
FDA Approves 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine (Prevnar)
Jun 14, 2021 · The vaccine is capable of protecting against 20 serotypes involved in most cases of invasive pneumonia and pneumococcal disease in the US. This may be a significant advance in reducing pneumonia.
How Do We Distinguish Between Viral and Bacterial Meningitis?
Apr 25, 2022 · Early diagnosis is crucial for providing the appropriate treatment for meningitis. High-sensitivity and specificity molecular techniques can help distinguish between bacterial and viral etiologies.