Immunization for Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in high-risk children. Pediatrics 2014 Dec;134(6):1230-3
Date
11/26/2014Pubmed ID
25422018DOI
10.1542/peds.2014-2811Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84913537300 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 16 CitationsAbstract
Routine use of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV7 and PCV13), beginning in 2000, has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) attributable to serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae contained in the vaccines. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend the expanded use of PCV13 in children 6 through 18 years of age with certain conditions that place them at elevated risk of IPD. This statement provides recommendations for the use of PCV13 in children 6 through 18 years. A single dose of PCV13 should be administered to certain children in this age group who are at elevated risk of IPD. Recommendations for the use of PCV13 in healthy children and for pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) remain unchanged.
Author List
Committee On Infectious DiseasesAuthor
Rodney E. Willoughby MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentChild
Female
Humans
Immunization, Secondary
Male
Opportunistic Infections
Pneumococcal Infections
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Risk Factors
Streptococcus pneumoniae