Active clinical trials for "Pneumococcal Infections"

A vaccine called Prevenar is already approved for use in China for vaccination of children younger than 6 years old against infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. This study is to measure the amount of antibodies (antibodies help people fight off diseases) Chinese children aged between 121 days and 6 years (72 months) produce when given Prevenar. The study will also provide more data on how safe and well tolerated Prevenar is in Chinese children.

This is a follow-on, multi-centre, open-label, clinical trial. The purpose of this trial is to investigate the concentrations of serotype-specific antibodies to IgG included in PCV13 in children who have received either the PCV7 or PCV13 primary immunisation at 2, 4 and 12 months of age. We intend to recruit all interested participants who completed the Wyeth-sponsored PCV13 infant trial study (6096A1-007) at selected study sites (i.e. those that recruited the majority of the children in the original study). The study will start in March 2010, at which time the eldest participants in the 6096A1-007 study will be approximately 42 months of age. There will be two visits per participant, 1 month apart from each other. At visit one, all participants will have a blood test and receive a dose of PCV13. At visit 2, all participants will have a blood test and will be offered the remaining pre-school booster vaccinations unless they have already received them.

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a 13-valent Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (13vPnC) in older infants and children who have not previously been immunized with Pneumococcal vaccine.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immune response of a conjugated pneumococcal vaccine compared to a licensed 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine in elderly adults. Study participants will include 180 adults, 65 years of age or greater. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 possible groups. Subjects will maintain a study diary to record side effects and oral temperatures for 7 days following each vaccination. Blood samples will be collected before and 1 month following each dose of vaccine or placebo. Participants will be involved in study related procedures for up to 268 days.

This prospective randomized evaluation of pneumococcal vaccine immunization of pregnant mothers, followed by pneumococcal conjugate immunization of their children is designed to assess the effects of these strategies on the immunogenicity and safety of both vaccines. We hypothesize that maternal followed by infant immunization will be safe and will provide higher levels of antibody from birth through 12 months of age.

Pneumonia is the most common reason for admission of Fijian children to hospitals. The most common germ causing pneumonia is "streptococcus pneumoniae." It is a common cause of meningitis (infection around the brain and spinal cord), ear infections, and blood infections and it lives in the nose of humans. A vaccine has been developed that will help prevent these common diseases but prevents only about one quarter of pneumonia cases and it is expensive. This study explores new ways of giving this vaccine that are affordable, safe, and effective in countries such as Fiji. About 550 Fijian infants presenting at 6 weeks of age, for their first diptheria, tetanus, toxoid, pertussis vaccine immunization, to one of the participating Health Centers or Colonial War Memorial Hospital in urban Suva, Fiji will be enrolled. Children will remain in the study for 2 years. Study procedures include full vaccination against 7 types of pneumococcus, blood tests, and nasal swabs.

This household-based prospective cohort study aims to stablish the household transmission of Respiratory syncytial virus and S. pneumoniae especially in the elderly and infants/children as well as inter-relationship between S. pneumoniae and Respiratory syncytial virus.

The primary objectives of this study were to assess the immunogenicity and the tolerance of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevenar) in young infants (2 months of age) with sickle cell disease when administred at 2,3, and 4 months of age.

Antibody deficiencies and complement deficiencies are the most frequent Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) in adults, and are associated with greatly increased susceptibility to recurrent and/or severe bacterial infections - especially upper and lower respiratory tract infections and meningitis. The literature data suggest that PIDs are under-diagnosed in adults. The current European and US guidelines advocate screening adults for PIDs if they present recurrent benign especially upper and lower respiratory tract infections, or if they have experienced at least two severe bacterial infections and/or have a recurrent need for intravenous antibiotics. The objective of the demonstrate the interest of PIDs screening in adult patients who present such recurrent infections and/or after the first severe bacterial infection, especially when the patients do not present with known, etiologically relevant comorbidities.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that can cause infections of the ears, sinuses or lungs. It can also cause more serious infections of the blood or brain. The elderly and young children are more vulnerable to these types of infections. The vaccines available at present are effective only on a certain number of strains of the bacteria. The PnuBioVax vaccine is being developed to work on a broader range of strains. This study will be looking at the safety and tolerability of the study drug for three different dosages: 50 μg, 200 μg, and 500 μg compared to placebo. The population eligible to take part in the study are healthy male and female subjects between 18 and 40 years of age. Volunteers for the study will be recruited through advertisements. Each volunteer will have received an information sheet concerning the study and will have agreed to participate in writing. Volunteers will be given at least 48 hours between reading the information leaflet and agreeing to participate. Only subjects who agree to undertake precautions to avoid pregnancy of either themselves of their partner during the study period will be eligible. Volunteers will give signed consent for their physician to be notified about their participation in the trial.