title: Prevention and management of pneumococcal disease.
abstract: Pneumococcal pneumonia is associated with high mortality in immunocompromised and older people. The authors discuss the role nurses have in increasing awareness of vaccination and use of preventive interventions to target at-risk patients.
authors.affiliation: South Buckinghamshire Trust, Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D004351:Drug Resistance; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines