Pneumococcal vaccine in the elderly: A useful but forgotten vaccine

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-228

  Chidiac, Christian ^a,b   Ader, Florence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

23 valent vaccine; Elderly; Influenza; Invasive pneumococcal disease; Pneumonia; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 67651170521     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324905     Document Type: Review

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