PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Targonski, Paul V.
AU  - Poland, Gregory A.
TI  - Pneumococcal vaccination in adults: Recommendations, trends, and prospects
DP  - 2007 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 401--414
VI  - 74
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/6/401.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/6/401.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2007 Jun 01; 74
AB  - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae for all people age 65 and older and also for younger people at high risk. However, experts continue to debate the efficacy of the vaccine; most observational studies found it beneficial, while clinical trials were inconclusive as a group. Although pneumococcal vaccination may or may not protect against pneumoniaor death from any cause, it does significantly decrease the risk of invasive pneumococcal disease and is worthwhile for this reason.