The main epidemiological aspects of pneumococcal meningitis


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/epidem.2021.11.1.62-70

Beloshitsky G.V., Koroleva I.S., Koroleva M.A.

Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia
Pneumococcal meningitis is one of the most severe manifestations of pneumococcal infection. The review is devoted to the epidemic situation of pneumococcal meningitis in Russia and worldwide. It provides the characteristics of used pneumococcal vaccines, the results of vaccination against pneumococcal infection and describes the properties of the pathogen under present-day conditions.

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About the Autors


Grigoriy V. Beloshitskiy, Cand. Med. Sci., Senior Researcher, Laboratory for Epidemiology of Meningococcal Infection and Purulent Bacterial Meningitis, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; g-belosh1@yandex.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-3890
Irina S. Koroleva, MD, Head, Laboratory for Epidemiology of Meningococcal Infection and Purulent Bacterial Meningitis, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; irina-korol@yandex.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0578-146X
Maria А. Koroleva, Cand. Med. Sci., Senior Researcher, Laboratory for Epidemiology of Meningococcal Infection and Purulent Bacterial Meningitis, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; korolevamaria389@mail.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-1191


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