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Health Groups Reinstate Recommendation for Third Dose of Pediatric Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (07/08/2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
From the National Institutes of Health
Pneumococcal Pneumonia (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Overviews
Pneumonia (American Lung Association) Also available in: Spanish
Pneumonia (American Lung Association)

Diagnosis/Symptoms
Radiography -- Chest (Chest X-ray) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov: Pneumonia (National Institutes of Health)

Specific Conditions
Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Walking Pneumonia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Prevention/Screening
Current Vaccine Delays and Shortages (National Immunization Program)
Health Groups Reinstate Recommendation for Third Dose of Pediatric Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What a Parent Needs to Know (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Disease Management
JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing (American Medical Association)

Related Issues
HIV/AIDS and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)

Research
Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccine for People 50 through 64 Years of Age (American College of Physicians)
Giving Antibiotics Within Four Hours of Arrival at a Hospital Improves Outcomes for Older Patients With Pneumonia (American Medical Association)
Patient Factors and Site of Care Influence Antibiotic Prescription for Pneumonia (American Medical Association)
Three Days of Antibiotics as Effective as Five for Treating Pneumonia (Nemours Foundation)
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (American College of Physicians)

Organizations
American Lung Association
National Center for Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute on Aging

Statistics
FASTATS: Pneumonia (National Center for Health Statistics)
Percent of Adults Aged 65 Years and Over Who Had Ever Received Pneumococcal Vaccine: United States, Quarter One 2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)

Children
Pneumococcal Vaccine: When Is It Appropriate for Older Children (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Pneumonia (Nemours Foundation)
Pneumonia (Nemours Foundation)

Teenagers
Pneumonia (Nemours Foundation)

Seniors
Pneumonia Prevention: It's Worth a Shot (National Institute on Aging)