It is important that institutional and child ...

- February 7, 2012

2000 to pneumococcus infections caused 100,000-135,000 hospitalizations for pneumonia, 6 million cases of ear infections, and 60,000 cases of invasive disease, including 3,300 cases of meningitis. Sickness figures improved after pneumococcal conjugated vaccine was introduced in 2001. Pneumococcus or Streptococcus pneumoniae, is a type of gram-positive bacteria. This can often be found in the upper respiratory tract, but, like strattera many natural flora, it can become pathogenic under the right conditions and can lead to pneumonia, sinusitis and paranasal meningitis. Pneumococcus is transmitted from person to person through inhaling airborne droplets from an infected person. Persons at high risk of infection include the elderly, children under 2 years old, African-Americans, American Indian and Alaska Native. Children who attend group child care centers and those with concomitant diseases, including HIV and sickle cell anemia, also are at increased risk. Death occurs in 14% of hospitalized adults with invasive form of the disease. Neurological complications and / or training may occur in patients with meningitis. Hearing impairment may also be the result of otitis media periodically. Incidence among young people and young children is reduced by improving the treatment of HIV infection and the use of new vaccine conjugated to children. BЂњOutbreaks occurring in institutions and children's institutions in the past, BЂ "said Susan White, Ph.D., CMC. Dr. White is president of the Sussex Environment and Health Consultants (SEHC), a leading indoor air quality (IAQ) and environmental infectious diseases prevention consulting firm serving the Mid-Atlantic region. BЂњIn U.S. beta-lactam resistance is common and the prevalence of strains resistant to several classes of drugs is increasing. It is important that institutional care for children and do everything possible to prevent the spread of pneumococcus and other pathogenic microbial. BЂ "

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