The Scientist : Pneumococcal vaccine protects children from otitis [13/2/2001]

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by Tudor Toma

RESEARCH ROUND-UP

Pneumococcal vaccine protects children from otitis

The heptavalent pneumococcal polysaccharide-CRM197 conjugate vaccine is safe and efficacious in the prevention of acute otitis media caused by the serotypes included in the vaccine.

Email: Tudor Toma - ttoma@mail.dntis.ro
News from The Scientist 2001, 2(1):20010213-01

Published

13 February 2001

The frequent ear infections suffered by some infants during the first two years of life can be difficult to treat. Most are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, also responsible for chest infections in adults and for which there is already a vaccine. A team from the National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland tested the efficacy of the new conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in children and found that it can also be effective in the prevention of ear infections (N Engl J Med 2001, 344:403-409).


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