This boy has meningitis caused by Strep pneumoniae, the most common cause of infectious meningitis in general. The vaccine for Strep pneumo is a polysaccharide protein conjugate vaccine. The other major bacteria with a vaccine like this is H. influenzae.
usmile1also the meningococcal vaccine!+2019-09-04T19:05:58Z
so I thought in kids/elderly you give the diptheria-toxoid conjugate vaccine and adults you give the polysacc conjugate. why does this kid get the polysacc conjugate?
to snoo-finity ... and beyond!
submitted by m-ice(123), 2019-06-02T18:11:31Z
This boy has meningitis caused by Strep pneumoniae, the most common cause of infectious meningitis in general. The vaccine for Strep pneumo is a polysaccharide protein conjugate vaccine. The other major bacteria with a vaccine like this is H. influenzae.