Bacterial colonization in the upper respiratory tract is considered to be one of the major risk factors of COVID-19. In this context, studies have shown that the co-occurrence of invasive pneumococcal ...

In early 2000, a protein–polysaccharide conjugate vaccine targeting seven pneumococcal serotypes was licensed in the United States for use in young children. We examined population-based data from the ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common bacteria that can live in the respiratory tract without causing illness, but it can also lead to serious infections like pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia.

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigate the effect of colonization of the upper respiratory tract (URT) by Streptococcus pneumoniae on severe acute ...

In a recent multicenter prospective study conducted at three hospitals in Tennessee and Georgia, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center, researchers at VUMC found a substantial burden of ...