Abstract

RICO-FONTALVO, Jorge-Eduardo et al. Pneumococal disease: current challenges in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus. Rev. colom. nefrol. [online]. 2021, vol.8, n.3, e303.  Epub Jan 01, 2022. ISSN 2500-5006.  https://doi.org/10.22265/acnef.8.3.510.

Pneumococcal disease is defined as any infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae; it is called invasive when the isolation of this microorganism is confirmed in sites of the body that are normally sterile, such as blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and non-invasive when the infection occurs in sites of the body that are normally non-sterile.

Chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus are important risk factors for the development of pneumococcal disease due to their status of immunosuppression;therefore, anti-pneumococcal vaccination is a fundamental preventive measure in patients who suffer from these conditions.

Keywords : chronic kidney disease; mellitus diabetes; streptococcal infections.

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