pneumococcal
adjective
uk/ˌnjuː.məˈkɒkəl/us/ˌnuː.moʊˈkɑː.kəl/causedby orrelatingto thebacteriapneumococcus(= abacteriathatcausesmanyinfectionsinhumans,includingpneumonia,meningitis, andearinfections):
肺炎球菌的a pneumococcalinfection肺炎球菌感染
The pneumococcalvaccine, Prevnar, ismainlygiven topreventmeningitis.肺炎球菌疫苗Prevnar主要用于预防脑膜炎。
See
pneumococcus
- Pneumococcalmeningitiscan befatal.
- 2-5yearolds whoattenddaycareare at threetimesmorelikelyto getinvasivepneumococcaldiseasethanchildrennot inchildcare.
- Thefindingsof thisstudyis that it isperfectlysafeto give the pneumococcalvaccination.
Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- aerobe
- amoebic
- anti-HIV
- antimicrobial
- bacterium
- germicidal
- germophobe
- hen of the woods
- human immunodeficiency virus
- incubation
- incubation period
- mildew
- spike protein
- staph
- staphylococcus
- strep
- streptococcal
- streptococcus
- taenia