Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

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Streptococcus pneumoniae
SEM micrograph of S. pneumoniae.
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Diplococci Order: Lactobacillales Family: Streptococcaceae Genus: Streptococcus Species: S. pneumoniae
Binomial name
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Klein 1884) Chester 1901

This page is about clinical aspects of the disease.  For microbiologic aspects of the causative organism(s), see Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Diagnosis

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Treatment

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Case Studies

Case #1