{"id":652,"date":"2026-09-11T12:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/?page_id=652"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:11:01","slug":"wat-zijn-pneumokokkenziekten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wat-zijn-pneumokokkenziekten\/","title":{"rendered":"Wat is pneumokokkenziekte?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"mh-hero-5 mh-hero-5--default mh-hero-5--position-center-left mh-hero-5--5734eeafe7ae368d757a9e61241e3a8a mh-hero-5--align-full\">\n        <figure class=\"mh-hero-5__image mh-image mh-image--6d9b46be2e61c621feafe4e6bf4b9aac with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--custom-only-large-screen\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"is-full-width\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/09\/Mask-group-1.png?w=1280&#038;quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"1280\"\n        height=\"525\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    \n\n<article class='mh-hero-5-content mh-hero-5-content--9419cb5e6afb5069683eaf60a830fc27 mh-hero-5-content--default'>\n    \n<h1  class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-heading mh-heading--5db9ea49c002b4f217e93faae4b0f19c\">Pneumokokkenziekte\u00a0<br \/>\nbeter\u00a0begrijpen<\/h1><style>.mh-heading--5db9ea49c002b4f217e93faae4b0f19c {--mh-heading-text-color: #fff063;}<\/style><style>.mh-heading--5db9ea49c002b4f217e93faae4b0f19c {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--9468920357a10d6488c5416768fea2a8\"\n    >\n    Pneomokokkenziekten zijn infecties die worden veroorzaakt door de bacterie <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae<\/em>. Deze bacterie kan verschillende soorten  infecties veroorzaken: van plaatselijke infecties tot ernstigere aandoeningen zoals <strong>longontsteking<\/strong>, <strong>hersenvliesontsteking <\/strong>en <strong>bloedbaaninfecties<\/strong><sup>2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--9468920357a10d6488c5416768fea2a8 {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #ffffff;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--9468920357a10d6488c5416768fea2a8 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div  class=\"mh-links mh-links--justified-start\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<style>.mh-hero-5-content--9419cb5e6afb5069683eaf60a830fc27 {--mh-hero-5-content-padding-top--s: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-right--s: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-bottom--s: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-left--s: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-top--m: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-right--m: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-bottom--m: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-left--m: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-top--l: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-right--l: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-bottom--l: 40px;--mh-hero-5-content-padding-left--l: 40px;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5-content--9419cb5e6afb5069683eaf60a830fc27 {--mh-hero-5-content-background-color: #0c2340;--mh-hero-5-content-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/section>\n<style>.mh-hero-5--5734eeafe7ae368d757a9e61241e3a8a {--mh-hero-5-padding-top--l: 0px;--mh-hero-5-padding-right--l: 120px;--mh-hero-5-padding-bottom--l: 0px;--mh-hero-5-padding-left--l: 120px;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5--5734eeafe7ae368d757a9e61241e3a8a {--mh-hero-5-background-image: url(https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/09\/Mask-group-1.png?w=1280&quality=80&lossy=1);--mh-hero-5-background-position: 45% 8%;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5--5734eeafe7ae368d757a9e61241e3a8a {--mh-context-overlay-opacity: 1;--mh-context-overlay-color: #0c2340;}<\/style><style>.mh-hero-5--5734eeafe7ae368d757a9e61241e3a8a {--mh-hero-5-height--l: 0px;--mh-hero-5-height--m: 780px;--mh-hero-5-height--s: 780px;}<\/style>\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<style>.mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d {--mh-spacer-height--l: 40px;--mh-spacer-height--m: 32px;--mh-spacer-height--s: 20px;}<\/style><style>.mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d {--mh-spacer-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--992699c8a1315416f0c3f8f466dee92d mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--d3dc77013bdfc34272f56d7eab4290dc mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-7\">\n    \n<h2  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--e7466317e12f57d0053b021d54b5b45e\"><strong>Wat is\u00a0een\u00a0pneumokok?<\/strong><\/h2><style>.mh-heading--e7466317e12f57d0053b021d54b5b45e {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--48d1aa83cc9dd5f3ffd88562ab061953\"\n    >\n    De\u00a0pneumokok\u00a0(of\u202f<em>Streptococcus pneumoniae<\/em>) is\u00a0een\u202f<strong>bacterie<\/strong>\u202fdie van nature\u00a0bij\u00a0veel\u00a0mensen\u00a0voorkomt,\u00a0onder\u00a0andere\u00a0in de\u00a0mond,\u00a0neus\u00a0of keel.\u00a0Ongeveer 5 tot 25% van de mensen draagt de bacterie bij zich zonder er ziek van te worden<sup>8<\/sup>. In sommige gevallen kan de pneumokok zich echter verder in het lichaam verspreiden en een <strong>infectie veroorzaken<\/strong>, bijvoorbeeld wanneer de bacterie de longen, het bloed of de hersenvliezen en het ruggenmergvlies bereikt.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--48d1aa83cc9dd5f3ffd88562ab061953 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--48d1aa83cc9dd5f3ffd88562ab061953 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--0784d5bf45d1213e2bf8532a0930ce23\"\n    >\n    Sommige mensen zijn <strong>kwetsbaarder<\/strong> voor deze infecties, bijvoorbeeld door hun leeftijd, gezondheid of bepaalde risicofactoren.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--0784d5bf45d1213e2bf8532a0930ce23 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--0784d5bf45d1213e2bf8532a0930ce23 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--d3dc77013bdfc34272f56d7eab4290dc {--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--79c170ca31fff539145bd24dab5fa686 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-6 mh-column--l-5\">\n    \n    <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--90435f1a577a9f2de078a87fdf0d5aec\" >\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/09\/ASSET-25013858-RGB-2.png?w=2048&#038;quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"2048\"\n        height=\"1366\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--79c170ca31fff539145bd24dab5fa686 {--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<style>.mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d {--mh-spacer-height--l: 40px;--mh-spacer-height--m: 32px;--mh-spacer-height--s: 20px;}<\/style><style>.mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d {--mh-spacer-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--f1676473359547b0972a08159c5f692d mh-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--65973af31c87d1897504ffaad946a006 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n<h2  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--e7a01b28ce0826ccb44e8b159b7a96b1\"><strong>Hoe\u00a0weet\u00a0u of u\u00a0risico\u00a0loopt?<\/strong><\/h2><style>.mh-heading--e7a01b28ce0826ccb44e8b159b7a96b1 {--mh-heading-text-color: #ffffff;}<\/style><style>.mh-heading--e7a01b28ce0826ccb44e8b159b7a96b1 {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--7b4b4d4d357ac532189dea340fb9dcd1\"\n    >\n    In principe kan iedereen met pneumokokken in contact komen. Toch lopen sommige mensen een\u202f<strong>groter risico om een pneumokokkenziekte te krijgen of ernstig ziek te worden<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--7b4b4d4d357ac532189dea340fb9dcd1 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--7b4b4d4d357ac532189dea340fb9dcd1 {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #ffffff;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--7b4b4d4d357ac532189dea340fb9dcd1 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--5950fb5797b01150793fa038400f396a\"\n    >\n    Dat risico hangt onder meer samen met:\u00a0<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--5950fb5797b01150793fa038400f396a {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--5950fb5797b01150793fa038400f396a {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #ffffff;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--5950fb5797b01150793fa038400f396a {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<ul class=\"mh-v2-clist mh-v2-clist--a8726341273b332cd491dec7809fa9cc mh-v2-clist--dot\"  >\n\n\n<li>\n    de\u00a0leeftijd    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n    bepaalde\u00a0chronische\u00a0aandoeningen\u00a0    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n    het\u00a0afweersysteem    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n    de\u00a0algemene\u00a0gezondheid    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n    de\u00a0medische\u00a0voorgeschiedenis    <\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<style>.mh-v2-clist--a8726341273b332cd491dec7809fa9cc {--mh-v2-clist-counter-reset: item 0;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--a8726341273b332cd491dec7809fa9cc {--mh-v2-clist-font-size--l: 1.375rem;--mh-v2-clist-line-height--l: 1;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--a8726341273b332cd491dec7809fa9cc {--mh-v2-clist-text-color: #ffffff;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--a8726341273b332cd491dec7809fa9cc {--mh-v2-clist-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--fe21fd49824faa738c6dafb50a0dbf9b\"\n    >\n    <strong>Ook\u00a0als\u00a0u\u00a0zich\u00a0gezond\u00a0voelt,\u00a0kan\u00a0het\u00a0goed\u00a0zijn\u00a0om\u00a0uw\u00a0persoonlijke\u00a0situatie\u00a0met\u00a0uw\u00a0huisarts\u00a0te\u00a0bespreken.<\/strong>\u202fSamen\u00a0kunt\u00a0u\u00a0bekijken\u00a0of u\u00a0een\u00a0verhoogd\u00a0risico\u00a0loopt\u00a0en\u00a0hoe u\u00a0zich\u00a0het best\u00a0kunt\u00a0beschermen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--fe21fd49824faa738c6dafb50a0dbf9b {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--fe21fd49824faa738c6dafb50a0dbf9b {--mh-paragraph-text-color: #ffffff;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--fe21fd49824faa738c6dafb50a0dbf9b {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div  class=\"mh-links mh-links--justified-start\">\n\n<a  class=\"mh-button mh-button--aa52bba621acc95778ea8740f18e80b4 mh-button--custom mh-button--rounded mh-button--small\"\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/pneumokokkenziekten-wie-loopt-meer-risico\/\"\n    target=\"_self\"\n    rel=\"\"\n        >\n\n      <span class=\"mh-anchor-label\">\n      <span class=\"\">Ontdek wie meer risico loopt<\/span>    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n\n<style>.mh-button--aa52bba621acc95778ea8740f18e80b4 {--mh-context-color-link: #0c2340;--mh-context-background-color-link: #fff063;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--65973af31c87d1897504ffaad946a006 {--mh-column-background-color: #0c2340;--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--65973af31c87d1897504ffaad946a006 {--mh-column-padding-top--l: 50px;--mh-column-padding-right--l: 50px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--l: 50px;--mh-column-padding-left--l: 50px;--mh-column-padding-top--m: 20px;--mh-column-padding-right--m: 20px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--m: 20px;--mh-column-padding-left--m: 20px;--mh-column-padding-top--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-right--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--s: 20px;--mh-column-padding-left--s: 20px;}<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--f1676473359547b0972a08159c5f692d {--columns-gutter-size-custom: 0px;}<\/style>\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<style>.mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d {--mh-spacer-height--l: 40px;--mh-spacer-height--m: 32px;--mh-spacer-height--s: 20px;}<\/style><style>.mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d {--mh-spacer-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<h2  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--8cfceb43093b635a2738257b41bc7bb2\"><strong>Welke pneumokokkenziekten zijn er?<\/strong><\/h2><style>.mh-heading--8cfceb43093b635a2738257b41bc7bb2 {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--940527f11f3339aba765b9c87f55b132\"\n    >\n    Pneumokokken\u00a0kunnen\u00a0verschillende\u00a0soorten\u00a0infecties\u00a0veroorzaken, van\u00a0relatief\u00a0mild tot\u00a0ernstig.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--940527f11f3339aba765b9c87f55b132 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--940527f11f3339aba765b9c87f55b132 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--d9c764c66ee6c0da3d33965b180962a8\"\n    >\n    We\u00a0maken\u00a0een\u00a0onderscheid\u00a0tussen:\u00a0<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--d9c764c66ee6c0da3d33965b180962a8 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--d9c764c66ee6c0da3d33965b180962a8 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<ul class=\"mh-v2-clist mh-v2-clist--da58c9a6958d685e86032cc60ee3d341 mh-v2-clist--dot\"  >\n\n\n<li>\n    <strong>niet-invasieve\u00a0pneumokokkeninfecties<\/strong>, die\u00a0bijvoorbeeld\u00a0de\u00a0luchtwegen,\u00a0sinussen\u00a0of het\u00a0middenoor\u00a0kunnen\u00a0aantasten;\u00a0    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n    <strong>invasieve pneumokokkeninfecties<\/strong>, waarbij de bacterie terechtkomt op plaatsen in het lichaam waar ze normaal niet voorkomt, zoals het bloed of de hersenvliezen.    <\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<style>.mh-v2-clist--da58c9a6958d685e86032cc60ee3d341 {--mh-v2-clist-counter-reset: item 0;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--da58c9a6958d685e86032cc60ee3d341 {--mh-v2-clist-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-v2-clist--da58c9a6958d685e86032cc60ee3d341 {--mh-v2-clist-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--948ba91670fe5f78c73c10f635f48753 mh-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--96369e2eb7791c663cde19dc852ff5fa mh-column--12 mh-column--m-4 mh-column--l-3\">\n    \n    <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--8db8cbd6e744d1abb921b78e7919e646\" >\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/09\/Lung-Disease.png-1.png?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"150\"\n        height=\"150\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n\n\n<h3  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--5032d64415d2e5998d3901115225fd0d\"><strong>Longontsteking<\/strong><\/h3><style>.mh-heading--5032d64415d2e5998d3901115225fd0d {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--1cba8aebf4504bbc1a7596d4fa933634\"\n    >\n    Wanneer pneumokokken dieper in de luchtwegen terechtkomen kunnen ze een longontsteking veroorzaken. Zo&#8217;n longinfectie kan ernstiger verlopen bij mensen met bepaalde risicofactoren. Soms is een <strong>ziekenhuisopname<\/strong> nodig en in ernstige gevallen kan een longontsteking zelfs levensbedreigend zijn.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--1cba8aebf4504bbc1a7596d4fa933634 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--1cba8aebf4504bbc1a7596d4fa933634 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--1b5d447c2f857cec641296632a892299\"\n    >\n    <strong><strong>Pneumokokken\u00a0zijn\u00a0een\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><strong>belangrijke\u00a0oorzaak\u00a0van longontsteking<\/strong><sup>1<\/sup><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--1b5d447c2f857cec641296632a892299 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--1b5d447c2f857cec641296632a892299 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--96369e2eb7791c663cde19dc852ff5fa {--mh-column-background-color: #e7f8f8;--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--96369e2eb7791c663cde19dc852ff5fa {--mh-column-border-width: 1px;--mh-column-border-color: #abb8c3;--mh-column-border-style: solid;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--96369e2eb7791c663cde19dc852ff5fa {--mh-column-padding-top--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-right--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-left--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-top--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-right--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-left--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-top--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-right--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-left--s: 8px;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--8c49867852da52c1c7a5681eac4700b0 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-4 mh-column--l-3\">\n    \n    <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--b2306861e95c457698e565d66afd9d9a\" >\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/09\/HIV-Icon.png-1.png?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"150\"\n        height=\"150\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n\n\n<h3  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--43af97d14c391a6bfd0e85139804b4ad\"><strong>Hersenvliesontsteking<\/strong><\/h3><style>.mh-heading--43af97d14c391a6bfd0e85139804b4ad {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--4014379ffc794b94a9f2e5adf9ed34ed\"\n    >\n    Hersenvliesontsteking of meningitis is <strong>een ernstige vorm<\/strong> <strong>van pneumokokkeninfectie<\/strong>. De infectie tast de vliezen aan die de hersenen en het ruggenmerg omgeven. Ze kan ernstige en blijvende gevolgen hebben en is in 10 tot 30% van de gevallen dodelijk, vooral bij ouderen<sup>8<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--4014379ffc794b94a9f2e5adf9ed34ed {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--4014379ffc794b94a9f2e5adf9ed34ed {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--4bce0bdc75c7308a87e9d8c62cdba9b8\"\n    >\n    <strong>Pneumokokken zijn een belangrijke oorzaak van hersenvliesontsteking bij zowel kinderen als volwassenen<\/strong><sup>1<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--4bce0bdc75c7308a87e9d8c62cdba9b8 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--4bce0bdc75c7308a87e9d8c62cdba9b8 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--8c49867852da52c1c7a5681eac4700b0 {--mh-column-background-color: #e7f8f8;--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--8c49867852da52c1c7a5681eac4700b0 {--mh-column-border-width: 1px;--mh-column-border-color: #abb8c3;--mh-column-border-style: solid;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--8c49867852da52c1c7a5681eac4700b0 {--mh-column-padding-top--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-right--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-left--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-top--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-right--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-left--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-top--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-right--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-left--s: 8px;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--3cd473e5a48f8391e4c0f18491159a05 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-4 mh-column--l-3\">\n    \n    <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--b2306861e95c457698e565d66afd9d9a\" >\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/09\/HIV-Icon.png-1.png?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"150\"\n        height=\"150\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n\n\n<h3  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--611446b72627239a240971fb5853d288\"><strong>Bloedbaaninfectie<\/strong><\/h3><style>.mh-heading--611446b72627239a240971fb5853d288 {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--fb1d38f1ab35734eede5dd23131ea56e\"\n    >\n    Soms komen pneumokokken in de bloedbaan terecht en veroorzaken ze een <strong>bloedbaaninfectie of bacteri\u00ebmie<\/strong>. Zo&#8217;n infectie kan de bloedsomloop verstoren en schade veroorzaken aan organen zoals het hart en de nieren. In ernstige gevallen kan een infectie evolueren naar <strong>sepsis<\/strong>, een ernstige reactie van het lichaam op een infectie.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--fb1d38f1ab35734eede5dd23131ea56e {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--fb1d38f1ab35734eede5dd23131ea56e {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--d2c20f23efd172fa6c612d667466f048\"\n    >\n    <strong>Bij mensen ouder dan 65 jaar overlijdt gemiddeld 12% van de mensen met een pneumokokkenbacteri\u00ebmie. Bij 85-plussers loopt dit percentage op tot ongeveer 24%<sup>4<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--d2c20f23efd172fa6c612d667466f048 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--d2c20f23efd172fa6c612d667466f048 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--3cd473e5a48f8391e4c0f18491159a05 {--mh-column-background-color: #e7f8f8;--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--3cd473e5a48f8391e4c0f18491159a05 {--mh-column-border-width: 1px;--mh-column-border-color: #abb8c3;--mh-column-border-style: solid;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--3cd473e5a48f8391e4c0f18491159a05 {--mh-column-padding-top--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-right--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-left--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-top--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-right--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-left--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-top--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-right--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-left--s: 8px;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--dc78d253395dab3fa240701be2ea0aff mh-column--12 mh-column--m-4 mh-column--l-3\">\n    \n    <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--b2306861e95c457698e565d66afd9d9a\" >\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/09\/HIV-Icon.png-1.png?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"150\"\n        height=\"150\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n\n\n<h3  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--39f339895e13869988dc793a7f8690f7\"><strong>Oorontsteking\u00a0en\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>sinusitis<\/strong><\/h3><style>.mh-heading--39f339895e13869988dc793a7f8690f7 {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--07555660221dbbabdaca8ade2ecd1713\"\n    >\n    Pneumokokken kunnen ook een infectie veroorzaken in het oor of de sinussen. Dat kan ook leiden tot <strong>een oorontsteking of sinusitis<\/strong>. Deze infecties kunnen behoorlijk vervelend en pijnlijk zijn, maar zijn doorgaans minder ernstig dan invasieve pneumokokkenziekte.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--07555660221dbbabdaca8ade2ecd1713 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--07555660221dbbabdaca8ade2ecd1713 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--9aee209457a3bc8626243b7fa732dd6e\"\n    >\n    <strong>Blijven de klachten aanhouden of worden ze erger? Neem dan contact op met uw huisarts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--9aee209457a3bc8626243b7fa732dd6e {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--9aee209457a3bc8626243b7fa732dd6e {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--47797ca7a87427d41db764330f0f924c\"\n    >\n    <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--47797ca7a87427d41db764330f0f924c {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--47797ca7a87427d41db764330f0f924c {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--dc78d253395dab3fa240701be2ea0aff {--mh-column-background-color: #e7f8f8;--mh-column-background-image: none;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--dc78d253395dab3fa240701be2ea0aff {--mh-column-border-width: 1px;--mh-column-border-color: #abb8c3;--mh-column-border-style: solid;}<\/style><style>.mh-column--dc78d253395dab3fa240701be2ea0aff {--mh-column-padding-top--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-right--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-left--l: 16px;--mh-column-padding-top--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-right--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-left--m: 8px;--mh-column-padding-top--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-right--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-bottom--s: 8px;--mh-column-padding-left--s: 8px;}<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>.mh-column--948ba91670fe5f78c73c10f635f48753 {--columns-gutter-size-custom: 20px;}<\/style>\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<style>.mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d {--mh-spacer-height--l: 40px;--mh-spacer-height--m: 32px;--mh-spacer-height--s: 20px;}<\/style><style>.mh-spacer--0964ebd1ebd08155d846a1d84403df7d {--mh-spacer-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--58be3f5678d35e2ba603de998c15eeb3 mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--c9a060baac456c6f61c53ad1eb558cca mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-6\">\n    \n<h2  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--4bc9628f71a0e1725ef75c48f112a5d5\"><strong>Symptomen en gevolgen<\/strong><\/h2><style>.mh-heading--4bc9628f71a0e1725ef75c48f112a5d5 {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--a31cf367c8afb0a5b95f317ad0feabd7\"\n    >\n    Pneumokokkenziekten\u00a0verlopen\u00a0niet\u00a0allemaal\u00a0op\u00a0dezelfde\u00a0manier. De\u202f<strong>symptomen\u00a0verschillen\u00a0naargelang\u00a0het type\u00a0infectie<\/strong>.\u00a0Sommige\u00a0pneumokokkenziekten\u00a0kunnen\u00a0ook\u00a0complicaties\u00a0veroorzaken,\u00a0vooral\u00a0bij\u00a0mensen\u00a0die\u00a0kwetsbaarder\u00a0zijn.<\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--a31cf367c8afb0a5b95f317ad0feabd7 {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--a31cf367c8afb0a5b95f317ad0feabd7 {--mh-paragraph-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n<div  class=\"mh-links mh-links--justified-start\">\n\n<a  class=\"mh-anchor mh-anchor--a6d56a16e7e24e13a027643965763052 mh-anchor--large\"\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/pneumokokkenziekten-symptomen-en-gevolgen\/\"\n    target=\"_self\"\n    rel=\"\"\n        >\n\n      <span class=\"mh-anchor-label\">\n      <span class=\"\">Meer informatie<\/span>    <\/span>\n    \n<svg width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"mh-icon mh-icon--kind-generic mh-icon--name-arrow mh-icon--arrow\" role=\"img\" 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mh-column--8b4a95d1a37802a561a5baee2505514d mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-6\">\n    \n<h2  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--2f7ee133b9681780143a001b3ef5934a\"><strong>Risicofactoren<\/strong><\/h2><style>.mh-heading--2f7ee133b9681780143a001b3ef5934a {--mh-heading-text-color: #ffffff;}<\/style><style>.mh-heading--2f7ee133b9681780143a001b3ef5934a {--mh-heading-background-image: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--44d855e0d7b9c543f2b6298cd1bd3deb\"\n    >\n    Uw leeftijd, bepaalde chronische aandoeningen of een verminderde weerstand kunnen uw risico op een pneumokokkenziekte verhogen of ervoor zorgen dat de ziekte ernstiger verloopt. <strong>Ook als u zich goed voelt, kan het daarom nuttig zijn om samen met uw arts na te gaan of u bepaalde risicofactoren hebt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<style>.mh-paragraph--44d855e0d7b9c543f2b6298cd1bd3deb {--mh-paragraph-font-size--l: 1.375rem;}<\/style><style>.mh-paragraph--44d855e0d7b9c543f2b6298cd1bd3deb 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mh-accordion-molecule--closed\"  >\n    <header class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header\">\n                        <h4 class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading\">\n            <button class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">\n                Bronnen            <\/button>\n        <\/h4>\n        <span class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__icon-dropdown\">\n            \n<svg width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"mh-icon mh-icon--kind-generic mh-icon--name-dropdown-arrow mh-icon--dropdown-arrow\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    \n    \n    <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.pneumoinfo.be\/nl\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mh-theme-3.1\/modules\/theme\/resources\/icons\/svg\/generic\/dropdown-arrow.svg#dropdown-arrow\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content\">\n        <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content__body\">\n            \n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--b285054e87614dea2e2d59092db5874f\"\n    >\n    1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gezondheidenwetenschap.be\/richtlijnen\/preventie-van-ernstige-pneumokokkeninfecties\">https:\/\/www.gezondheidenwetenschap.be\/richtlijnen\/preventie-van-ernstige-pneumokokkeninfecties<\/a>\u00a0. Last access: 09\/2026.\u00a0<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pneumococcal\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pneumococcal\/index.html<\/a>\u00a0. Last\u00a0access: 09\/2026.<br \/>\n3. Centre F\u00e9d\u00e9ral d\u2019expertise des soins de sant\u00e9. Quelle vaccination contre le pneumocoque chez les personnes\u00a0\u00e2g\u00e9es?\u00a0KCE;\u00a02016. Rapport 274Bs. Last\u00a0access: 09\/2026.<br \/>\n4. Conseil Sup\u00e9rieur de la Sant\u00e9. Vaccination anti pneumococcique (adultes).\u00a0Bruxelles:\u00a0CSS;\u00a02025.\u00a0Avis n\u00b0 9842. Last access: 09\/2026.<br \/>\n5. National Reference Centre for invasive <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae<\/em> (UZ Leuven). Report National Reference Centre invasive <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae<\/em> 2025. Version 2. 27 April 2026. Last access: 09\/2026.<br \/>\n6. Grant LR, Meche A, McGrath L, Miles A, Alfred T, Yan Q, Chilson E. Risk of Pneumococcal Disease in US Adults by Age and Risk Profile. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023;10(5):ofad192. doi:10.1093\/ofid\/ofad192.\u00a0Last access: 09\/2026.<br \/>\n7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laatjevaccineren.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.laatjevaccineren.be<\/a>. Last\u00a0access: 09\/2026.<br \/>\n8. <a href=\"https:\/\/mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms\/certificate-checker?login=false&amp;originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vaccination-info.be.mcas.ms%2Fmaladie%2Fmeningites-pneumonies-et-septicemies-a-pneumocoque%3FMcasTsid%3D20892&amp;McasCSRF=73642db60851f0017acd59c509596bb3e062c4a3829756050c24f6e7700804c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vaccination-info.be\/maladie\/meningites-pneumonies-et-septicemies-a-pneumocoque.<\/a> Last access: 09\/2026.<br \/>\n9. Conseil Sup\u00e9rieur de la Sant\u00e9 (CSS). Vaccination anti-pneumococcique pour les enfants (r\u00e9vision 2025). Avis n\u00b09836. 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