Streptococcus pneumoniae

Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae

Description of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pneumoniae (medical condition): Bacteria causing ear infections, pneumococcal pneumonia, and ...more »

Streptococcus pneumoniae: a species of gram-positive, lancet-shaped cocci and diplococci frequently occurring in chains; cells are readily lysed by bile salts. Virulent forms are enclosed in type-specific polysaccharide capsules, the basis for an effective vaccine. Normal inhabitants of the respiratory tract, and the most common cause of lobar pneumonia, they are the most common causative agents of meningitis, and pneumonia worldwide, and also cause otitis media, sinusitis, and other infections. It is the type species of the former genus Diplococcus. SYN: Fraenkel pneumococcus, pneumococcus, pneumonococcus.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae: A gram-positive organism found in the upper respiratory tract, inflammatory exudates, and various body fluids of normal and/or diseased humans and, rarely, domestic animals.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae: gram positive organism found in the upper respiratory tract, inflammatory exudates, and various body fluids of normal and /or diseased humans and, rarely, domestic animals.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae: A gram-positive organism found in the upper respiratory tract, inflammatory exudates, and various body fluids of normal and/or diseased humans and, rarely, domestic animals.
Source: MeSH 2007

Streptococcus pneumoniae: Related Topics

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Streptococcus pneumoniae as a Disease

Streptococcus pneumoniae: Another name for Pneumococcus (or close medical condition association).
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