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pneumococcal

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pneu·mo·coc·cus  (nm-kks, ny-)
n. pl. pneu·mo·coc·ci (-kks, -kk)
A nonmotile, gram-positive bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia, associated with meningitis and other infectious diseases.
pneumo·coccal (-kkl) adj.
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Adj.1.pneumococcal - of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus
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Although safe and effective vaccines exist to provide protection against both diseases, use of Hib vaccine has only recently expanded to low-income countries and pneumococcal vaccine is not yet included in national immunization programs in the developing world.
New WHO data sheds light on two leading causes of pneumonia by Asian News International
The Pneumococcal Antibody Avidity Test builds on the company's suite of assays evaluating immune function, and is designed to help physicians better understand and manage patients who have recurrent infections.
Insight into patient immune system by Medical Laboratory Observer
The pneumococcal bacteria, which causes most invasive disease across the globe, is spread through person-to-person contact, and diseases such as meningitis ravage poor African communities.
Bacteria kills 800,000 children a year: studies by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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