肺炎链球菌相关疾病流行病学研究进展

Progress in epidemiological studies on pneumococcal diseases

肺炎链球菌是儿童肺炎、脑膜炎、中耳炎等疾病的首要病原菌,也是成人和老年人社区获得性肺炎的主要病原体。肺炎链球菌的感染情况在不同人群、时间、地区有一定差异。本文对肺炎链球菌感染及其所致疾病的流行病学特征和预防控制措施进行了综述,旨在为肺炎链球菌相关疾病的预防控制提供参考依据。

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading pathogen of pneumonia, meningitis, and otitis media in children and also causes community-acquired pneumonia in adults and the elderly. The distribution of pneumococcus infections varies in different population, time periods, and regions. In this study, we review researches on pneumocoecal infection, pneumococcal disease, epidemiology and preventive strategy ofpneumococcal diseases for providing information to pneumococcal diseasescontrol and prevention.