Standard Precautions
Encapsulated, lancet-shaped, gram-positive diplococci.
Normal flora and important cause of invasive disease. Direct person-to-person contact via respiratory droplet.
Often pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) preventable.
Rarely:
CDC. The Pink Book - Pneumococcal Disease. February 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/pneumo.html