title: Vaccines for prevention of head and neck infections.
abstract: Many current vaccines are directed against pathogens that infect the upper airway on their way to causing greater damage elsewhere in the body. This article focuses on vaccines against pathogens that contribute importantly to infections of the head and neck per se. The discussion includes vaccines for diphteria, mumps, measles, HIB infections, and infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Children's Hospital of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Scheifele
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008458:Measles Vaccine; D009108:Mumps Vaccine; D009333:Neck; D014612:Vaccines; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid; D008458:Measles Vaccine; D009108:Mumps Vaccine; D014612:Vaccines