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61Pneumonia / Infectious diseases / Vaccines / Vaccination / Chronic liver disease / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Meningitis / Infection / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Medicine / Biology / Microbiology

 If you have chronic liver disease, you are more likely to have serious complications if you get pneumococcal disease.  This is true even if your liver disease is well controlled through medication, treatment, or l

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62Biology / Health / Microbiology / Vaccination / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Pneumococcal vaccine / Meningitis / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Vaccines / Medicine / Pneumonia

 Cigarette smoking is the strongest independent risk factor for invasive pneumococcal disease (meningitis, sepsis) in immunocompetent adults younger than age 65.  About half of otherwise healthy adults younger than

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63Pneumonia / Microbiology / Vaccines / Vaccination / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Meningitis / Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Respiratory disease / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Medicine / Health / Bacteria

 If you have lung disease, including COPD, you are more likely to get pneumococcal disease and to have more serious complications. This is because lung disease makes it easier for bacteria to grow in your airways. 

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64Biology / Health / Microbiology / Vaccination / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Pneumococcal vaccine / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Meningitis / 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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65Biology / Bacteria / Vaccines / Bacterial diseases / Bacterial pneumonia / Meningitis / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Merck & Co. / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / 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 heart at

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66Health / Bacteria / Pneumococcal vaccine / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Pneumococcal infection / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Bacterial pneumonia / Conjugate vaccine / Vaccines / Medicine / Pneumonia

Epidemiology and prevention of pneumococcal disease Peter McIntyre, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, PO Box 3515 Parramatta NSW[removed]Abstract

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67Health / Pneumonia / Microbiology / Meningitis / Merck & Co. / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Medicine / Biology / Vaccines

 If you have asthma, you are more likely to have serious complications if you get pneumococcal disease.  Medical experts believe you are at increased risk for complications of pneumococcal disease because asthma af

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68Health / Bacteria / Pneumococcal vaccine / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Pneumococcal infection / Vaccination schedule / Wyeth / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Vaccines / Medicine / Pneumonia

Pneumococcal disease in Australia Summary of the Pneumococcal Disease in Australia: Epidemiology, Surveillance and Immunisation Workshop, convened by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vacc

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69Biology / Medicine / Bacteria / Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine / Pneumococcal vaccine / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Bacterial pneumonia / Vaccination / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Vaccines / Pneumonia / Microbiology

Note: There are placeholders in the text below to fill in with information specific to your practice and local media. You may wish to customize the content as needed. Dear [REPORTER NAME], Pneumococcal disease is a seri

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70Medicine / Biology / Pneumococcal vaccine / Pneumococcal infection / Bitly / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Meningitis / Merck & Co. / Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / Pneumonia / Vaccines / Microbiology

Social Media Content for Public/Patient Audiences: Tweets Adults with certain common health conditions are at risk for #pneumococcal disease. Learn more: http://bit.ly/11mlxZc #Pneumococcal infection can be serious. #Ast

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