PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - The place of pneumococcal vaccination
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.1998.361073
DP  - 1998 Oct 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 73--76
VI  - 36
IP  - 10
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/10/73.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/10/73.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1998 Oct 01; 36
AB  - Relevant BNF section: 14.4Vaccination against pneumococcal infection was introduced in the UK in 1979. Currently, the vaccine is recommended by the Department of Health for patients at high risk of developing pneumococcal infection.1 Here we discuss the epidemiology of pneumococcal infection and consider the effectiveness of the vaccines available and their use in clinical practice.