Changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease among older adults in the era of pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Article Abstract:

An examination among adults aged 50 years or older on whether incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease, disease characteristics, or the spectrum of patients acquiring these illnesses have changed over the 4 years since pneumococcal conjugate vaccine licensure is presented. Results indicate that use of conjugate vaccine in children has substantially benefited older adults.

United States, Aged, Elderly, Development and progression, Pneumococcal vaccine, Pneumococcal vaccines, Pneumococcal infections, Dosage and administration

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Risk of Meningococcal Infection in College Students

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College students who live on-campus appear to have a higher risk of meningococcal infection than the general population. Meningococcal infection is caused by a bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis. Researchers analyzed the incidence of meningococcal infection in Maryland between 1992 and 1997. Of 228 people who developed this infection, 11 attended a four-year college and 3 attended a two-year college. The rate of meningococcal infection was 1.74 per 100,000 people among college students and 1.44 per 100,000 among the general population of the same age. However, among on-campus residents the rate was 3.24 per 100,000 compared to 0.96 per 100,000 in off-campus residents.

Maryland, Statistics, College students, Meningococcal infections

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