Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Injury	Diseases	Nutrition	Poison
Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Pneumococcal pneumonia

Alternative Names

Vaccine - pneumovax; Immunization - pneumovax

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011 immunization schedules for children 0 to 18 years of age. October 28, 2010.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended adult immunization schedule. United States. 2011 Proposed Revisions. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. October 28, 2010.

Review Date: 12/18/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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