pneumococcal
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pneumococcal — Pertaining to or containing the pneumococcus. * * * pneu·mo·coc·cal .n(y)ü mə käk əl adj of, relating to, caused by, or derived from pneumococci <pneumococcal pneumonia> … Medical dictionary
pneumococcal — pneumococcus ► NOUN (pl. pneumococci) ▪ a bacterium associated with pneumonia and some forms of meningitis. DERIVATIVES pneumococcal adjective … English terms dictionary
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine — Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Vaccine description Target disease Streptococcus pneumoniae Type Conjugate vaccine Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com … Wikipedia
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine — (PPV), also known as Pneumovax, is a vaccine used to prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) infections such as pneumonia and septicaemia.PPV is not the same vaccination as the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) that is routinely… … Wikipedia
Pneumococcal immunization — Vaccination to help prevent infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as the pneumococcus bacterium. This bacterium causes one of the most common and severe forms of pneumonia. To prevent this form of pneumonia, a vaccine has been offered … Medical dictionary
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine — (PCV), pneumococcal 7 valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7) a heptavalent vaccine containing purified polysaccharides of the capsular antigens of Streptococcus pneumoniae serovars 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, 23F individually coupled to a nonpathogenic… … Medical dictionary
pneumococcal polysaccharide — pneumococcus polysaccharide any of a large number of polysaccharides derived from the capsule of Streptococcus pneumoniae; more than 80 immunologically distinct types have been identified and form the basis of pneumococcal typing. The structure… … Medical dictionary
pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent — (PPSV) a 23 valent vaccine containing capsular polysaccharide from the 23 most prevalent or invasive serovars of Streptococcus pneumoniae, which are responsible for about 90 per cent of pneumococcal disease in the United States. Administered… … Medical dictionary
pneumococcal vaccine — a vaccine that protects against infection by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, which can cause serious diseases, including pneumonia, septicaemia, and meningitis. Children under 2 years of age and adults over 65 years are at particular risk … The new mediacal dictionary
pneumococcal — adjective see pneumococcus … New Collegiate Dictionary
