Role of pneumococcal vaccination in prevention of pneumococcal disease among adults in Singapore.
Role of pneumococcal vaccination in prevention of pneumococcal disease among adults in Singapore.
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DOI：
10.2147/ijgm.s54963
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Setia S
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作者：
Eng P;Lim LH;Loo CM;Low JA;Tan C;Tan EK;Wong SY;Setia S
成人中与肺炎链球菌感染相关的疾病负担可能是相当大的，但通过常规疫苗接种基本上是可以预防的。尽管最近批准了预防成人肺炎的新疫苗，取得了实质性进展，但疫苗接种率需要显著提高，才能有效地应对成人肺炎球菌疾病。增加有关肺炎球菌病的教育和改进疫苗的可获得性可能有助于通过提高疫苗接种率来减少肺炎球菌病。新加坡和全球老年人口的增加使得减少肺炎球菌疾病的干预工作成为一个重要的优先事项。在全球范围内，所有成人疫苗仍然未得到充分利用，家庭医生在日常实践中几乎没有优先考虑成人肺炎球菌疫苗接种。家庭医生是预防保健方面的专家，可以在确保成年患者充分受益于疫苗可预防疾病的保护方面发挥带头作用。它们可以通过教育公众有关疫苗的风险和益处，在提供新的和常规疫苗的免疫接种中发挥关键作用。咨询小组就成人接种疫苗提出的地方建议也将有助于解决成年人接种疫苗可预防的疾病。
The burden of disease associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in adults can be considerable but is largely preventable through routine vaccination. Although substantial progress has been made with the recent licensure of the new vaccines for prevention of pneumonia in adults, vaccine uptake rates need to be improved significantly to tackle adult pneumococcal disease effectively. Increased education regarding pneumococcal disease and improved vaccine availability may contribute to a reduction in pneumococcal disease through increased vaccination rates. The increase in the elderly population in Singapore as well as globally makes intervention in reducing pneumococcal disease an important priority. Globally, all adult vaccines remain underused and family physicians give little priority to pneumococcal vaccination for adults in daily practice. Family physicians are specialists in preventive care and can be leaders in ensuring that adult patients get the full benefit of protection against vaccine-preventable diseases. They can play a key role in the immunization delivery of new and routine vaccines by educating the public on the risks and benefits associated with vaccines. Local recommendations by advisory groups on vaccination in adults will also help to tackle vaccine preventable diseases in adults.