Institute of Military Medicine, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Efficacy of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine “Pneumo 23” or its combination with food products prepared from vegetative material for prevention of community-acquired pneumonias has been compared. Advantages of combined method of prophylaxis in setting where pneumonia caused by different pathogens have been noted. Variability in etiology of community-acquired pneumonia was demonstrated by serological tests of patients’ blood. During spring-summer season antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae were detected in 25.9, 2.5, and 7.0% of the patients respectively. During autumn-winter season antibodies to M.pneumoniae and S.pneumoniae were detected in 30.0 and 50.0% of the patients respectively.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2007, No. 2, P. 94—97