Pneumococcal vaccination in adult patients with comorbidities: a review of the clinical practice guidelines

Abstract

The review discusses national clinical practice guidelines for pneumococcal vaccination in different countries, existing approaches to adult immunization, and highlights key results of the most significant clinical studies and metaanalyses on the effectiveness of 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine and 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine in adults, including the elderly and patients with comorbidities.

Keywords

• clinical practice guidelines
• pneumococcal infection
• streptococcus pneumoniae
• pneumococcal vaccines