while pneumococcal disease is one of the most common bacterial infections leading to pneumonia. Your doctor may order diagnostics such as blood tests, a chest X-ray, or a CT scan to pinpoint the ...

Denoised ultra-low dose CT can effectively diagnose pneumonia in immunocompromised patients using only 2% of the radiation dose of standard CT, according to a study published today in Radiology ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

There are around 100 different pneumococcal serotypes, causing non-invasive disease like pneumonia confined to the lungs and invasive disease where the infection can spread to the bloodstream or ...

"The chest CT scan that the Holy Father underwent this afternoon … demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required ... also called pneumococcal disease. Other bacteria that can ...

Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children <5 years of age globally. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are known to provide protection against ...