VACCINE PREVENTION OF PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN ADULTS

Abstract

Pneumococcal infections (PI) is a group of acute antropozoonozes called pneumococcus that most often affects ENT organs, lungs and the central nervous system. A mechanism for transmission is air-borne – infection occurs during sneezing, coughing, conversation. The source is a sick man or a bacteria carrier. The Russian Federation is currently using pneumococcal vaccines for the prevention of PI. Polysaccharide vaccines operate under the T-independent immune response mechanism. This type of vaccine as an antigen contains the capsule polysaccharides activating the B-cell that launches the cloncal expansion of B- cells and their products of the IgM-class antibodies.

Keywords

• pneumococcal infections
• adults
• vaccine prevention