The Importance Of Chlamydia Pneumoniae As A Pathogen: The 1996 Consensus Conference On Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infections
artery; association; atherosclerosis; cells; community-acquired; coronary heart-disease; Immunology; Infectious Diseases; lesions; pneumonia; polymerase chain-reaction; reaction-enzyme immunoassay; twar
File T M; Bartlett J G; Cassell G H; Gaydos C A; Grayston J T; Hammerschlag M R; Jones R B; Kahn J B; Marrie T J; Ramirez J A; Saikku P; Schachter J; Schumacher H R; Stamm W E; Stratton C W; Yu V L
Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
1997
1997-11
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/00019048-199711002-00002" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1097/00019048-199711002-00002</a>
Management Of Community-acquired Pneumonia: An Appropriate-use Tool
adults; antimicrobial resistance; azithromycin; community-acquired; guidelines; Infectious Diseases; levofloxacin; outcomes; pneumonia; resistant streptococcus-pneumoniae; surveillance; therapy; treatment; united-states
File T M; Bartlett J G; Bernstein A; Martinez F J
Infections in Medicine
2001
2001-10
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
n/a
Higher Pneumococcal Disease Vaccination Rates Needed to Protect More At-Risk US Adults
changing epidemiology; community-acquired; community-acquired pneumonia; conjugate vaccine; General & Internal Medicine; H1N1 influenza; invasive pneumococcal disease; meningitis; older-adults; pneumococcal disease; pneumonia; PPSV23; united-states
Pneumococcal disease, which includes pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia, is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and health care costs in adults. Advanced age, chronic lung or cardiovascular disease, immunosuppressive conditions, and smoking increase the risk for infection. Despite the availability of an effective pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23), vaccination rates among adults remain suboptimal. This is of immediate concern given the current H1N1 pandemic, since secondary bacterial infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae is common and can contribute to morbidity and mortality. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently called for increased efforts to vaccinate recommended persons against pneumococcal disease. Long-term trends including the growth of the elderly population and an increase in the number of patients with chronic conditions also underscore the importance of improving pneumococcal vaccination rates. It is important for health care providers, public health officials, and policy makers to recognize the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in adults and to ensure increased coverage; at present, this is the best way to protect against invasive pneumococcal infection and its consequences.
Rehm S J; Farley M M; File T M; Hall W J; Hopkins R; Levine O S; Nichol K L; Nuorti P; Zimmerman R K; Schaffner W
Postgraduate Medicine
2009
2009-11
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.3810/pgm.2009.11.2069" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.3810/pgm.2009.11.2069</a>