Pneumococcal Disease In Children

In follow up to our discussion of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines yesterday, we thought readers would benefit from a brief review of the diseases that these vaccines are designed to prevent. Clinical Presentations Streptococcus pneumoniae causes acute bacterial infections. Also referred to as the pneumococcus bacteria, it was first isolated by Pasteur in 1881. Prior to [...]

Wyeth vs. GSK: A Vaccine Showdown?

Today Biohorizon will take its first look at two new vaccines that promise to make the prevention of pneumococcal disease far more interesting and complex. Both Wyeth and GSK have advanced emerging pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidates to the filing stage in either the United States, European Union or both. In an effort to understand and [...]