The Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 930
Special Issue Editor
2. Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Paseo Dr Beguiristain s/n, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain
Interests: respiratory infections; pneumococcal pneumonia; pneumococcal vaccines; lung microbiome
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pneumococcal disease is a vaccine-preventable illness that causes a significant amount of mortality worldwide, particularly among children aged under five years old. The use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines has led to a shift in the epidemiology of invasive and non-invasive pneumococcal diseases in regions where they have been implemented. In those who have been vaccinated, there has been a decrease in infections caused by vaccine serotypes, and the lower carriage of these serotypes has led to herd protection benefits for those who have not been vaccinated; however, the positive effects of conjugate vaccines have been undermined by the emergence and spread of non-vaccine serotypes, which threaten the efficacy of currently available vaccines. Many studies have been conducted globally to examine the effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines; however, ongoing research is still necessary to ensure the proper surveillance of pneumococcal disease until universal pneumococcal vaccines are developed.
We invite contributions of original reports, observations, or reviews on the following topics:
- Pneumococcal disease and vaccines.
- Vaccination and epidemiology.
- Current vaccines and emerging serotypes.
- Baseline studies of the PCV13 serotype before the implementation of higher-valent conjugate vaccines.
Dr. Jose María Marimón
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
- pneumococcal diseases
- streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes
- serotype replacement
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