It is a big cause of pneumonia.
Prevenar fights the bacterium streptococcus pneumoniae, the leading cause of pneumonia, meningitis and ear infections.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important viral cause of pneumonia in children.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a cause of pneumonia, as its name suggests, is also implicated in reactive arthritis.
Staphylococcus aureus, especially the epidemic USA300 strain, is a major cause of pneumonia in hospital patients and often causes pneumonia in previously healthy people with the flu.
The bacterium, which in this case was apparently spread from the hotel's air-conditioning system, is a cause of pneumonia and other illnesses worldwide.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important viral cause of pneumonia in early childhood (ie, younger than 2 years), responsible for high infant morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of pneumonia in patients with cystic fibrosis with the property to generate multidrug resistance against clinically used antibiotics.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis, but despite decades of research a safe and effective vaccine has remained elusive.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was concerned about the spread in recent weeks of respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., the most common cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis, a severe infection of the breathing tubes, in infants.
People 65 and older and those with special health problems should also be vaccinated against pneumococcal disease -- the most common cause of pneumonia, accounting for some 175,000 hospitalizations each year.
