Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 2: 91-95

Streptococcus pneumoniae

MUDr. Zuzana Blechová
Infekční klinika FN Na Bulovce, Praha

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most often etiologic agent of common infections of the respiratory tract, but it also can induce severe invasive infection with mortality up to 23 %. However, the detection of invasive pneumococci is difficult and its resistance to common antibiotics increases. Conjugated sevenvalent vaccine is available to prevent from invasive pneumococcal infections of children from 2 months of age.

Keywords: Streptococcus pneumonie, pneumococcal invasive disease, childhood, vaccination, pneumococcal conjugated vaccine

Published: June 1, 2006  Show citation

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