Pneumococcal is the main pathogen that causes serious diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia in children. It is an important pathogen that causes community-acquired pneumonia in adults and a common cause of acute otitis media and sinusitis.

pneumococcal is the main pathogen that causes serious diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia. It is an important pathogen that causes community-acquired pneumonia in adults. It is also a common cause of acute otitis media and sinusitis .

pneumococcal infection is an important cause of disease and death in infants and the elderly in my country. The mortality rate of pneumococcal bacteremia in the elderly is as high as 30%-40%. There are about 294,000 cases of pneumococcal pneumonia infection worldwide in children under the age of 5 years old. The most important measure to deal with pneumococcal infection and its related diseases is to prevent pneumococcal infection.

Regarding pneumococcal infection, let us listen to the doctor's popular science together.

How to prevent pneumococcal infection

Participate more outdoor activities, exercise your body, enhance your physical fitness, improve your immunity, and enhance your adaptability to cold weather;

Ensure indoor air circulation and reduce indoor air pollution;

3 When family members or surrounding children suffer from respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza , try to minimize contact and avoid cross-infection;

4 During the epidemic period of respiratory diseases, avoid activities in public places with a large number of people;

5. For routine vaccination, such as measles and influenza vaccine;

6. For specific groups susceptible to pneumococcal and related diseases, it is recommended to receive pneumococcal vaccine.

Population of pneumococcal and related diseases

A specific population with the following conditions that are susceptible to pneumococcal and pneumococcal-related diseases:

age 65 years and above;

suffers from diabetes , heart failure , cardiomyopathy , emphysema , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal failure , kidney disease Syndrome , cirrhosis and other chronic diseases;

3 cochlear implant implant or cerebrospinal fluid leakage and splenectomy;

4 long-term oral glucocorticoid and organ or bone marrow transplantation;

5 sickle cell disease and HIV infection;

6 often catch a cold, have a hobby of smoking and drinking, or often come into contact with second-hand smoke;

7 stay in dormitories or in childcare institutions and other collective units.

Pneumococcal vaccine selection

At present, there are two pneumococcal vaccines available in China. For specific vaccines suitable for vaccination, please ask a professional doctor to give suggestions.

polysaccharide binding vaccine PCV13: The main vaccination targets are infants and children aged 1.5 months to 5 years old.

polysaccharide vaccine PPSV23: for specific populations with increased risk of susceptible pneumococcal and related diseases in age 2 and above.

Who is not suitable for vaccination with pneumonia vaccine 53

Allergic to any component in the vaccine is a contraindication for vaccination;

Emergency and severe diseases, regardless of whether there is fever or not, vaccination should be cautious, and the pros and cons of vaccination should be comprehensively weighed. If it is not necessary, you can postpone the pneumonia vaccine before rehabilitation.