Pneumococcal Meningitis

Meningococcal Vaccine Effective In Protecting For Infants

9 Feb 2012

A study in the February 8 issue of JAMA reports that routine infant immunizations with a vaccine for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis, a bacterium that causes serious diseases like sepsis and meningitis, proved effective against meningococcal strains and displayed minimal interference with the response to the routine vaccinations...

Pneumonia costs PhilHealth at least P 2 billion annually – expert

8 Feb 2012

Pneumonia topped the list of 20 illnesses that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. paid for in claims annually, costing at least 2 billion pesos in 2010, a leading infectious disease specialist said Wednesday.

Routine 4CMenB immunizations effective against meningococcal strains in infants

8 Feb 2012

Administration of routine infant immunizations with a vaccine for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis, a bacterium that is a cause of serious disease such as sepsis and meningitis, was effective against meningococcal strains and produced minimal interference with the response to the routine vaccinations, according to a study in the February 8 issue of JAMA.