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Pneumonia Vaccine Treatment Report
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What is Pneumonia Vaccine? The pneumococcal vaccine is an important landmark in medical history. Currently, with the high prevalence of multiple antibiotic resistant strains and the appreciable morbidity and mortality associated with invasive infections vaccination for pneumonia is recommended for patients at risk.
Reasons Taken
22 patients in the community are taking or have taken Pneumonia Vaccine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 12 | 54% |
| Improve immune function | 3 | 13% |
| Fasciculations | 1 | 4% |
| Decreased diaphragm strength | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Pneumonia Vaccine or how long patients were taking Pneumonia Vaccine before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Can't tell | 50% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 33% | 1 |
| None | 67% | 2 |
Top reported side-effects include: low-grade fever, localized muscle ache
Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)
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- papaw perry
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
- Type: Upper Motor Neuron
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by papaw perry
Aug 29, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- Advice/Tips
- Good precautionary medicine.
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