Pathogens
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Precautions

Standard Precautions

General Information

Encapsulated lancet-shaped gram positive diplococci

  • Normal flora and important cause of invasive disease, often vaccine preventable
  • Nasopharyngeal colonization in children is 20-40%
  • Community-acquired pneumonia
  • Bacteremia
  • Meningitis

Most common bacterial pathogen of:

  • Otitis Media
  • Sinusitis
  • CAP

Others:

  • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Brain abscess