Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the prominent cause of mortality and morbidity
with important clinical impact across the globe. India accounts for 23 per cent of global …

Background Understanding the safety of vaccines is critical to inform decisions about
vaccination. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of the safety of vaccines …

This report compiles and summarizes all published recommendations from CDC's Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for use of pneumococcal vaccines in adults …

Background Evidence is limited regarding the role of air pollution in acute lower respiratory
infections among adults. We assessed the influence of long-term air pollution exposure on …

Background Serotype 3 pneumococcal disease has not substantially declined at the
population level after the routine introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine …

Importance The association of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) use with
pneumonia hospitalization in older adults, especially those with underlying medical …

Adult vaccination is high on the agenda in many countries. Two different vaccines are
available for the prevention of pneumococcal disease in adults: a 23-valent polysaccharide …

Background There is only limited information on mortality over extended periods in
hospitalized patients with pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed …

Background Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure performed in
an attempt to revive patients suffering from cardiac and/or respiratory arrest. It involves either …

Abstract Background Infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, mainly invasive
pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumococcal pneumonia (PP), are a major public health …