Serious pneumococcal diseases include septicaemia (blood poisoning), meningitis (inflammation of the brain lining) or severe pneumonia. Pneumococcal infections are common in people living with HIV.

Paton and Andrew discuss how this formidable pathogen deploys its impressive arsenal of virulence factors to colonize the respiratory tract and cause the sometimes fatal diseases pneumococcal ...

Adults aged 65 and above should receive pneumococcal vaccines ... the vaccine protects against meningitis and septicaemia caused by meningococcal bacteria strains. It’s especially vital for ...