In addition to increasing vaccine coverage in older adults, they need to monitor the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive disease. [134] In the face of these changes ...

Merck already sells an older pneumococcal vaccine called Pneumovax 23, which protects against 23 strains but is a polysaccharide based shot, so doesn't stimulate as strong an immune response as ...

polysaccharide-based jab Pneumovax 23. Sanofi's new challenger is billed as a "next-generation" pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that, according to the company, is the first candidate with more than ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

Feb. 5, 2025 — Researchers report that all nine patients in a clinical trial being treated for stage III or IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer), generated a successful ...

Polysaccharides serve as stores of energy, as in glycogen (branched polysaccharide of glucose), and as a structural component of bacterial cell walls, as in cellulose (linear polysaccharide of ...