Pneumococcal Disease


PUBLISHED: 2014 CATEGORY: Health care providers, Parents, Adults, Seniors, New Canadians TYPE: External Link Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

Offers information on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, causes, risks, symptoms, prevention, treatment, and surveillance, and specific information for health professionals.

Corporate Authors: Public Health Agency of Canada
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada

PUBLISHED: 2014 CATEGORY: TYPE: External Link Mise à jour sur l’utilisation des vaccins antipneumococciques: ajout de l’asthme à titre de condition à haut risque

Mise à jour sur l’utilisation des vaccins antipneumococciques: ajout de l’asthme à titre de condition à haut risque

Selon les données probantes actuelles, l’asthme est un facteur de risque d’infection invasive à pneumocoque (IIP), même en l’absence d’une utilisation prolongée de corticostéroïdes systémiques ou de MPOC. Les infections pneumococciques peuvent être graves. Le moyen de prévention le plus efficace est la vaccination.

Corporate Authors: Comité consultatif national de l'immunisation
Publisher: Agence de la santé publique du Canada

PUBLISHED: 2014 CATEGORY: TYPE: External Link Pneumococcies invasives

Pneumococcies invasives

Offre de l’information sur les pneumococcies invasives, les causes, les risques, les symptômes, la prévention, le traitement, et la surveillance, ainsi que des informations spécifiques à l’intention des professionnels de la santé.

Corporate Authors: Agence de la santé publique du Canada
Publisher: Agence de la santé publique du Canada

PUBLISHED: 2014 CATEGORY: Adults TYPE: External Link Unprotected people reports

Unprotected people reports

Includes case reports, personal testimonies, newspaper and journal articles about people who have suffered or died from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Corporate Authors: Immunization Action Coalition
Publisher: Immunization Action Coalition

PUBLISHED: 2014 CATEGORY: Health care providers TYPE: External Link Update on the Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines: Addition of Asthma as a High-Risk Condition

Update on the Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines: Addition of Asthma as a High-Risk Condition

Current evidence indicates that asthma is a risk factor for invasive pneumococcal disease, even in the absence of prolonged systemic corticosteroid use or COPD. Pneumococcal infection can cause severe disease. The most effective way to prevent these infections is through immunization.

Authors: National Advisory Committee on Immunization
Corporate Authors: National Advisory Committee on Immunization
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada

PUBLISHED: 2011 CATEGORY: TYPE: External Link Mise à jour sur le succès du vaccin conjugué contre le pneumocoque

Mise à jour sur le succès du vaccin conjugué contre le pneumocoque

Quelques années après l’adoption du vaccin conjugué heptavalent contre le pneumocoque (PCV7) au Canada et ailleurs, la vaccination systématique des nourrissons a suscité la quasi-éradication des pneumococcies invasives causées par les souches des sérotypes vaccinaux, tant chez les enfants que chez les adultes. On a également observé une diminution importante des maladies liées au pneumocoque, y compris la pneumonie lobaire et l’otite moyenne. Ces diminutions ont été contrebalancées, dans une certaine mesure, par l’augmentation des maladies à sérotypes non vaccinaux. Le sérotype 19A, qui est souvent hautement résistant aux antibiotiques, prédomine désormais. Dans la plupart des populations, cependant, la magnitude d’une maladie de remplacement est beaucoup plus faible que celle de la diminution des pneumococcies invasives attribuables au vaccin PCV7. De plus en plus de données probantes indiquent que trois doses du vaccin PCV7 assurent une protection presque identique à celle conférée par quatre doses. Les nouveaux vaccins conjugués 10-valent et 13-valent contre le pneumocoque ont récemment été approuvés au Canada. Ces vaccins accroissent la couverture des sérotypes pneumococciques, y compris le sérotype 19A (présent dans le vaccin 13-valent). De nombreuses provinces et de nombreux territoires ont intégré le vaccin 13-valent à leur programme de vaccination.

Authors: Kellner JD
Journal Issue: 4
Journal Title: Paediatrics & Child Health
Journal Volume: 16
Publisher: Société canadienne de pédiatrie

PUBLISHED: 2011 CATEGORY: Health care providers TYPE: External Link Update on the success of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Update on the success of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Several years after the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in Canada and elsewhere, routine infant vaccination has led to near eradication of invasive pneumococcal disease caused by vaccine serotype strains in both children and adults. There have also been significant declines in pneumococcal- related disease including lobar pneumonia and otitis media. These declines have been offset, to some extent, by increases in nonvaccine serotype disease. Serotype 19A, which is often highly resistant to antibiotics, has become predominant. In most populations, however, the magnitude of replacement disease is much lower than the magnitude of decline in invasive pneumococcal disease with the use of PCV7. There is increasing evidence that three PCV7 doses provide protection that is nearly identical to that of four doses. New 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were recently approved in Canada. These vaccines increase pneumococcal serotype coverage including serotype 19A (present in the 13-valent vaccine). Many provinces and territories have incorporated the 13-valent vaccine in their vaccination programs.

Authors: Kellner JD
Journal Issue: 4
Journal Title: Paediatrics & Child Health
Journal Volume: 16
Publisher: Canadian Paediatric Society

PUBLISHED: 2010 CATEGORY: Health care providers TYPE: External Link Influenza vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination and risk of acute myocardial infarction : matched case-control study

Influenza vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination and risk of acute myocardial infarction : matched case-control study

Previous studies have shown an association between acute myocardial infarction and preceding respiratory infection. We aimed to investigate the possible association of influenza vaccination and pneumococcal vaccination with acute myocardial infarction.

Authors: Siriwardena AN et al.
Journal Issue: 15
Journal Title: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Journal Volume: 182
Publisher: Canadian Medical Association

PUBLISHED: 2010 CATEGORY: TYPE: External Link Mise à jour sur les pneumococcies invasives chez les enfants et l'utilisation recommandée du vaccin conjugué contre le pneumocoque

Mise à jour sur les pneumococcies invasives chez les enfants et l'utilisation recommandée du vaccin conjugué contre le pneumocoque

Corporate Authors: Comité consultatif national de l'immunisation
Journal Issue: DCC-3
Journal Title: Relevé des maladies transmissibles au Canada
Journal Volume: 36
Publisher: Agence de la santé publique du Canada

PUBLISHED: 2010 CATEGORY: Health care providers TYPE: External Link Update on pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease and recommended use of conjugate pneumococcal vaccines

Update on pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease and recommended use of conjugate pneumococcal vaccines

Provides an update on the epidemiology of pneumococcal disease since the introduction of Prevnar® (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals), as well as information regarding a newly authorised conjugate vaccine against pneumococcal disease, Synflorix™ (GlaxoSmithKline Inc.). Also updates the conjugate pneumococcal vaccination schedules used in Canada and provides recommendations on the use of new pneumococcal vaccines.

Corporate Authors: National Advisory Committee on Immunization
Journal Issue: ACS-3
Journal Title: Canada Communicable Disease Report
Journal Volume: 36
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada