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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Precautions

Standard Precautions

Susceptibilities

General Information

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.

  • Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
  • Bacteremia
  • Meningitis
  • Sinusitis
  • Otitis media

Rarely:

  • Endocarditis
  • MSK

CDC. The Pink Book - Pneumococcal Disease. February 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/pneumo.html