Active clinical trials for "Pneumococcal Infections"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of two doses of GSK Biologicals' 11 PCV vaccine when given to healthy subjects aged 18 to 40 years .

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are differences in the level of antibody to capsular polysaccharides of S. pneumoniae or the physiological activity of such antibody after vaccinating patients who have recovered from pneumococcal pneumonia with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Pneumovax) or conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (Prevnar).

As the licensed Pneumovax 23™ vaccine is not always satisfactory in elderly subjects, the safety and the immune response of the new investigational pneumococcal protein vaccine is evaluated in healthy elderly population.

The purpose of this study is to learn whether or not giving a tetanus/diphtheria vaccination ("tetanus shot") before giving pneumococcal vaccine makes the pneumococcal vaccine more effective without causing too many side effects.

To determine the immunogenicity of Prevenar in infants immunized at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. To determine the antibody responses to the seven pneumococcal vaccine serotypes one month after second dose and determine the safety of Prevenar in infants immunized at 2,4 and 6 months of age.

To assess whether HIV-infected infants who receive a heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine have more local reactions at the site of injection and systemic reactions than placebo subjects. To assess whether this vaccine is more immunogenic than placebo following the third vaccination. Children with HIV infection are at increased risk for invasive pneumococcal infection, particularly bacteremia. A large proportion of pneumococcal disease is caused by a limited number of serotypes. The maximum number of pneumococcal serotypes that can be included in a new conjugate vaccine is felt to be limited by the amount of carrier protein. A heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been developed that consists of pneumococcal capsular saccharides from serotypes 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, and 23F bound to a diphtheria toxin mutant carrier protein.

The purpose of the study is to describe the safety and immunogenicity of Pneumococcal Conjugate Formulations in healthy adults 18 through 49 years of age.

The purpose of this study is to describe the safety of the study vaccine (called 13vPnC) in people who are 18-49 years of age in India. This study is seeking participants who are generally healthy adults ≥18 and <50 years of age, with no prior history of pneumococcal vaccination. Participants will take part in the study for approximately one month which includes two visits to the study clinic. Participants will receive a single dose of study vaccine (13vPnC) into the arm at visit 1 and will come to study site for a follow-up visit after about a month.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of an investigational 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) in healthy children, adults and elderly. The control vaccine is a commercialized 23-valent PPV.

The purpose of the study. To characterize the immune response to the pneumococcal vaccine in HIV positive individuals and to dissect the most appropriate timing and frequency of vaccination.