Streptococcus pneumoniae

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341Biology / Microbiology / Health / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Vaccination / Meningitis / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Pneumococcal vaccine / Vaccines / Pneumonia / Medicine

 Cigarette smoking is the strongest independent risk factor for invasive pneumococcal disease in immunocompetent adults younger than age 65.  About half of otherwise healthy adults younger than age 65 who develop s

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342Biology / Microbiology / Health / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Vaccination / Meningitis / Asthma / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Vaccines / Medicine / Pneumonia

 Patients with asthma are at increased risk for complications from pneumococcal disease. — This is true even if a patient’s asthma symptoms are well controlled.  Pneumococcal disease causes serious illnesses li

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343Medicine / Cyclopropanes / Microbiology / Otologicals / Bacterial diseases / Antibiotic resistance / Pefloxacin / Moxifloxacin / Epsilometer test / Organic chemistry / Piperazines / Chemistry

Annual Report: 2005 Streptococcus pneumoniae In 2005, a total of 2,488 isolates of pneumococci were collected from 59 clinical microbiology laboratories across Canada. Of these, [removed]%) were isolated from blood cultu

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Language: English - Date: 2006-04-12 16:38:48
344Biology / Bacteria / Vaccines / Bacterial diseases / Vaccination / Bacterial pneumonia / Cardiovascular disease / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Complication / Medicine / Microbiology / Pneumonia

   If you have cardiovascular disease or stroke, you are more likely to have serious complications if you get pneumococcal disease. This is because pneumococcal pneumonia may lead to severe heart problems, like hear

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345Gram-positive bacteria / Gram-negative bacteria / Moraxellaceae / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Streptococcus / Cephalosporin / Moraxella catarrhalis / Isolates / Moraxella / Bacteria / Microbiology / Streptococcaceae

POST ME CANADIAN BACTERIAL SURVEILLANCE NETWORK NUMBER AND TYPES OF ORGANISMS REQUESTED As of January 1st, 2008 • All isolates of viridans streptococci from blood cultures • First 50 consecutive isolates of Group A S

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Language: English - Date: 2008-05-08 13:12:09
346Pneumonia / Medicine / Vaccination / Virology / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Pneumococcal vaccine / Microbiology / Vaccines / Biology

Disparities Language for Use in Other Patient Resources Note to HCP: There are racial and ethnic disparities in pneumococcal vaccination rates among African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Alaska Native populat

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347Gram-positive bacteria / Gram-negative bacteria / Moraxellaceae / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Streptococcus / Cephalosporin / Moraxella catarrhalis / Isolates / Moraxella / Bacteria / Microbiology / Streptococcaceae

POST ME CANADIAN BACTERIAL SURVEILLANCE NETWORK NUMBER AND TYPES OF ORGANISMS REQUESTED As of January 1st, 2008 • All isolates of viridans streptococci from blood cultures • First 20 consecutive isolates of Group A S

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Language: English - Date: 2008-05-08 13:12:14
348Bacteria / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Pneumococcal vaccine / Asplenia / Influenza vaccine / Bacterial pneumonia / FluMist / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Vaccination schedule / Vaccines / Medicine / Biology

Pocket Guide for Immunizers Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/naci-ccni) recommends pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for the following: 1) All ind

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Language: English - Date: 2013-09-13 14:20:34
349Biology / Medicine / Vaccination / Virology / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Microbiology / Pneumonia / Vaccines

   If you smoke, you are more likely than a nonsmoker to get pneumococcal disease and to have more serious complications.  Cigarette smoking is the single biggest risk factor for serious pneumococcal disease. Abo

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350Microbiology / Pneumonia / Vaccines / Vaccination / Virology / Infection / Diabetes mellitus / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Complication / Medicine / Biology / Bacteria

 If you have diabetes, you are more likely to get pneumococcal disease and to have more serious complications. This is because diabetes affects your body’s ability to fight infection.  You are more likely to get

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