• S. pneumoniae is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and the most common bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia worldwide. (cdc.gov)
  • S. pneumoniae infection causes meningitis less frequently than it causes pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • Suspect pneumococcal pneumonia when a sputum specimen contains gram-positive diplococci, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and few epithelial cells. (cdc.gov)
  • Global prevalence of drug-resistant S. pneumoniae causing community-acquired pneumonia is currently unknown. (cdc.gov)
  • Presence of Gram positive diplococci in sputum suggests pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. (colorwithleo.com)
  • It is indicated for community-acquired pneumonia, including multidrug-resistant S pneumoniae . (medscape.com)
  • Among the bacterial strains responsible for causing pneumonia , Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common one. (healthtipslive.com)
  • Later in 1886, Streptococcus pneumoniae became popular by the name of pneumococcus because of its causative role in pneumonia infection. (healthtipslive.com)
  • It was then when scientists discovered that Streptococcus pneumoniae was root cause behind the pneumonia infection. (healthtipslive.com)
  • Streptococcus pneumonia can spread infections directly from infected persons to healthy ones on physical contact, or exposure to respiratory droplets. (healthtipslive.com)
  • It is estimated that they produce at least a third of all the bacterial infections of humans, including strep throat, pneumonia, otitis media, meningitis, food poisoning, various skin diseases and severe types of septic shock. (short-fact.com)
  • As a significant human pathogenic bacterium S. pneumoniae was recognized as a major cause of pneumonia in the late 19th century, and is the subject of many humoral immunity studies. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae is the main cause of community acquired pneumonia and meningitis in children and the elderly, and of sepsis in those infected with HIV. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Since S. pneumoniae can also cause much more serious illnesses such as meningitis and pneumonia, it's important to listen up! (supertoy.ca)
  • WHERE IT LIVES Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacteria that causes pneumococcal infections, such as pneumonia and ear infections. (supertoy.ca)
  • 1990: Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, died of pneumonia from S. pneumoniae. (supertoy.ca)
  • At our center, 11 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who had confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2 were diagnosed with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection while in hospital. (medscimonit.com)
  • The two patients that were culture negative did contain gram-positive diplococci in their sputum and had chest X-rays consistent with pneumonia. (nursingassignmentscare.com)
  • A gram-positive diplococcus Streptococcus pneumoniae , also called pneumococcus, causes pneumococcal disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Pneumococcal infections are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, a lancet-shaped, gram-positive, catalase-negative facultative anaerobe commonly referred to as pneumococcus. (medscape.com)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae , or pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive, spherical bacteria, alpha-hemolytic (under aerobic conditions) or beta-hemolytic (under anaerobic conditions), facultative anaerobic member of the genus Streptococcus. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • The encapsulated, Gram-positive, coccoid bacteria have a distinctive morphology on Gram stain, lancet-shaped diplococci. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • However, only one has a morphology of diplococcus, Moraxella catarrhalis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moraxella catarrhalis is a large, kidney-shaped, Gram-negative diplococcus . (allaboutheaven.org)
  • Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive diplococcus that was first described in 1896. (medscape.com)
  • Clinical signs and symptoms and physical examination findings alone cannot distinguish S pneumoniae disease from infections caused by other pathogens. (medscape.com)
  • however, there are some, like S. pneumoniae, that exhibit pathogenic characteristics in the human body. (wikipedia.org)
  • Examples of gram-negative pathogenic diplococci include N.gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae , Deinococcus radiodurans , Mycoplasma genitalium etc. (biologyreader.com)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae can be differentiated from the viridans streptococci , some of which are also alpha-hemolytic, using an optochin test, as S. pneumoniae is optochin-sensitive. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • In 1967, antibiotic-resistant strains of S. pneumoniae appeared in New Guinea, and over the last 30 years they have spread all over the world. (supertoy.ca)
  • Skin and skin structure infections caused by staphylococci and/or streptococci. (nih.gov)
  • For upper respiratory infections due to Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, penicillin is the usual drug of choice, including prophylaxis of rheumatic fever. (globalrph.com)
  • Doxycycline is indicated for treatment of infections caused by the following gram-positive microorganisms when bacteriologic testing indicates appropriate susceptibility to the drug: Upper respiratory infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (formerly Diplococcus pneumoniae). (mlivehosted.com)
  • A diplococcus (plural diplococci) is a round bacterium (a coccus) that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since 1920, the name of the bacterium changed to Diplococcus pneumoniae (existing in pairs). (healthtipslive.com)
  • A diplococcus (plural diplococci) is a spherical bacterium (a coccus) that is often seen in the shape of two connected cells. (virginialeenlaw.com)
  • S pneumoniae can cause a wide variety of clinical symptoms owing to its ability to cause disease by either direct extension from the nasopharynx into surrounding anatomic structures or vascular invasion with hematogenous spread. (medscape.com)
  • Diplococcus: Cells are arranged in pairs after cell division. (short-fact.com)
  • They are usually found in pairs (diplococci) and do not form spores and are non motile. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • They can exist as single cells or form clusters, such as pairs (diplococci), chains (streptococci), or clusters (staphylococci). (totoplayer.com)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae lacks the ability to form spores, and do not show any motility. (healthtipslive.com)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae resides asymptomatically in healthy carriers typically colonizing the respiratory tract, sinuses, and nasal cavity. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • 7 (6.36%), Salmonella typhi 6 (5.45%), Streptococci sp. (scialert.net)
  • S. pneumoniae is transmitted person-to-person through close contact via respiratory droplets. (cdc.gov)
  • N. meningitidis was first identified in 1884 [ 3 ] and isolated from patients with CSM by Weichsel Baum in Vienna in 1887 as a gram-negative diplococcus. (springer.com)