IPD mostly affects young children, adults over 65, and people with weakened immune systems or health conditions (such as lung and heart disease and HIV). Living in a nursing home or long-term facility also increases the risk. Case fatality rates range from 10 to 30% in adults with IPD.6
Who’s at high risk for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD)? 6
IPD is most common in the very young, the elderly, and high-risk individuals with:
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Other risk factors include:
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Persons with alcoholism
- Smoking, or living with smokers
- Persons who are homeless
- Asthma associated with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or emphysema