[Evaluation of the efficacy of antipneumococcal vaccination].
While deaths due to Str. pneumoniae have substantially decreased, this agent still heads the list of pneumonia agents in the community. The best use of the available vaccines, prepared with the capsular polysaccharides of the most commonly involved serotypes and serogroups, is documented towards some selected groups of population more at risk, such as the aged, the chronic diseased and those living in commities.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae; D014611:Vaccination
Valutazione dell'efficacia della vaccinazione antipneumococcica.