Epidemiology of pneumococcal infections in hospitalised adult patients in Lebanon with a highlight on non-invasive disease

Conclusion:S. pneumoniae remains a pathogen causing considerable mortality. In adults, non-IPD should be considered of comparable importance as IPD. Increasing pneumococcal vaccine awareness at the healthcare professional and patient levels is essential for increasing vaccine uptake, thus decreasing the incidence, severity and sequelea of pneumococcal disease.
Source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research