title: Belgian consensus on pneumococcal vaccine. Working Party on Pneumococcal Vaccine.
abstract: An ad hoc working party on pneumococcal vaccine with representatives of the Belgian Society for Infectiology and Clinical Microbiology, the Belgian Society for Pulmonology, and a Scientific Society of General Physicians confirms the recommendations on the use of the 23-valent capsular polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine, as established by the "Hoge Gezondheidsraad--Conseil Supérieur d'Hygiène". The present consensus statement provides a review of the scientific data on which the indications for pneumococcal vaccine are based. These data are derived both from Belgian studies as well as from the international literature.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D001530:Belgium; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines