The Importance of Adult Vaccination: Focusing on Pneumococcal Meningitis

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10.2991/978-94-6463-616-1_2How to use a DOI?

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adult vaccination; PCV; pneumococcal meningitis; PPSV

Abstract

The shift of the population to older ages will impact health conditions and quality of life. Older adults are more fragile, with multiple comorbidities and waning immunity. These risk factors will lead to a higher infection rate, mainly if the population lacks herd immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases. Primarily affecting elderly persons, pneumococcal meningitis (PM) is one of the fatal infections that can be prevented by vaccination. Not only does PM affect morbidity and mortality, but it also contributes to a high economic burden. Although the administration of antibiotics and dexamethasone is the mainstay therapy for PM, prevention before contracting the pathogen must be emphasized. Herein, we present pneumococcal vaccination’s importance in preventing pneumococcal meningitis in adults.

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AU  - Fandy Ong Jaya
AU  - Restuti Hidayani Saragih
AU  - Kiking Ritarwan
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/20
TI  - The Importance of Adult Vaccination: Focusing on Pneumococcal Meningitis
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Neuroscience, Neurology, and Psychiatry Universitas Sumatera Utara (ICONAP 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 4
EP  - 13
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-616-1_2
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-616-1_2
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