Correction: Pneumococcal Vaccine and Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Authors: Robert Austrian
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections1 November 1988Correction: Pneumococcal Vaccine and Pneumococcal PneumoniaRobert Austrian, MDRobert Austrian, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-9-762 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Sims and colleagues made the following statement in their article on pneumococcal vaccine (1):Studies of sufficient statistical power have consistently shown the efficacy of the vaccine in reducing pneumococcal bacteremias (...). In contrast, studies of sufficient power have failed to show the efficacy of the vaccine in reducing putative pneumococcal infection (nonbacteremic pneumonias).In fact, pneumococcal vaccine has been shown unequivocally to prevent nonbacteremic pneumonia caused putatively by the pneumococcal types represented in it.The initial impetus for the development of pneumococcal vaccines early in this century was the prevention of epidemic pneumonia in the gold...References1. SimsSteinmannMcConvilleKingZwickSchwartz RWJLWJ. The clinical effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccine in the elderly. Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:653-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. WrightParry MorganColebrookDodgson AWLR. Observations on prophylactic inoculation against pneumococcus infections and on the results which have been achieved by it. Lancet. 1914;1:1-10; 87-95. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Maynard G. Pneumonia inoculation experiment no. III. Med J S Afr. 1915;11:36-8. Google Scholar4. MacLeodHodgesHeidelbergerBernhard CRMW. Prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia by immunization with specific capsular polysaccharides. J Exp Med. 1945;82:445-65. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. AustrianDouglasSchiffman RRG. Prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia by vaccination. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1976;89:184-94. MedlineGoogle Scholar1. SimsSteinmannMcConvilleKingZwickSchwartz RWJLWJ. The clinical effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccine in the elderly. Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:653-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BolanBroomeFacklamPlikaytisFraserSchlech GCRBDW. Pneumococcal vaccine efficacy in selected populations in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:1-6. LinkGoogle Scholar3. ShapiroClemens EJ. A controlled evaluation of the protective efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine for patients at high risk of serious pneumococcal infections. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:325-30. LinkGoogle Scholar4. ForresterJahnigenLaForce HDF. Inefficacy of pneumococcal vaccine in a high-risk population. Am J Med. 1987;83:425-30. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SmitOberholzerHayden-SmithKoornhofHilleman PDSHM. Protective efficacy of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines. JAMA. 1977;238:2613-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. AustrianDouglasSchiffman RRG. Prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia by vaccination. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1976;89:184-94. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. MacLeodHodgesHeidelbergerBernhard CRMW. Prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia by immunization with specific capsular polysaccharides. J Exp Med. 1945;82:445-65. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Kaufman P. Pneumonia in old age. Active immunization against pneumonia with pneumococcus polysaccharides: results of a six year study. Arch Intern Med. 1947;79:518-31. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. SmitOberholzerHayden-SmithKoornhofHilleman PDSHM. Protective efficacy of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines. JAMA. 1977;238:2613-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA 19104 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByA century of pneumococcal vaccination research in humansP NEUMOCOCCAL V ACCINATION : A N O PPORTUNITY FOR E MERGENCY M EDICAL S ERVICESThe Protective Efficacy of Polyvalent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine 1 November 1988Volume 109, Issue 9Page: 762-763KeywordsBacteremiaPneumoniaVaccines Issue Published: 1 November 1988 PDF DownloadLoading ...