pneumococcal infection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpneumococcalandinfection
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pneumococcal
adjective
uk/ˌnjuː.məˈkɒkəl/us/ˌnuː.moʊˈkɑː.kəl/
caused by or relating to the bacteria pneumococcus (= a bacteria that causes many infections in humans, including pneumonia, meningitis, and ...
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infection
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/us/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
a condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered ...
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Aspects ofpneumococcalinfectionincluding bacterial virulence, host response and vaccination.
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This report encompasses isolates from non-sterile sites from patients who were admitted to hospital mainly with acute respiratory infections and who were diagnosed as havingpneumococcalinfection.
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Age alone did not interact with vaccination against influenza orpneumococcalinfectionas regarded days in care.
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Among those who suffered from chronic lung disease and/or myocardial disease 79 % were vaccinated against influenza and 63 and 61 %, respectively, were vaccinated againstpneumococcalinfection.
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Influenza andpneumococcalinfectionto get round problems by trying afterwards to adjust and refine the model will lead to increased difficulties in evaluating the results.
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From such hospital admissions, approximately 40 deaths are reported each year as a result ofpneumococcalinfection.
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Older people who are at a high risk of chest disease are therefore offered immunisation againstpneumococcalinfection.
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The consequences of seriouspneumococcalinfectionin children can be devastating and potentially more severe than the consequences of other infectious diseases against which children are already routinely vaccinated.
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This unique property became widely used to diagnosepneumococcalinfection.
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Technical report : prevention of pneumococcal infections, including the use of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines and antibiotics prophylaxis.
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The spectrum changes according to age, with more pneumococcal infections in older people.
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Isolates were subjected to penicillin, cotrimoxazole and erythromycin, three agents commonly used for treating pneumococcal infections in developing countries.
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In the present study, we compared the health and demographic data in cohorts vaccinated and unvaccinated against influenza and pneumococcal infections aged 65 years and older.
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Neonatal antibiotic prophylaxis and familial pneumococcal carriage warrant investigation because these factors have implications for the prevention and treatment of pneumococcal infections.
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