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The Importance of Adult Vaccination: Focusing on Pneumococcal Meningitis

Year: 2024

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: The shift of the population to older ages will impact health conditions and quality of life.Older adults are more fragile, with multiple comorbidities and waning immunity.These risk factors will lead to a higher infection rate, mainly if the population lacks herd immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases.Primarily affecting elderly persons, pneumococcal meningitis (PM) is one of the fatal infections that can be prevented by vaccination.Not only does PM affect morbidity and mortality, but it also contributes to a high economic burden.Although the administration of antibiotics and dexamethasone is the mainstay therapy for PM, prevention before contracting the pathogen must be emphasized.Herein, we present pneumococcal vaccination's importance in preventing pneumococcal meningitis in adults.

Source: Advances in health sciences research/Advances in Health Sciences Research

DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-616-1_2

Authors: Fandy Ong Jaya, Restuti Hidayani Saragih, Kiking Ritarwan

Institution: Universitas Sumatera Utara

Language: English

Topic: Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4405613634