Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen and a leading cause of several infectious diseases including pneumonia, the third-leading cause of death in Portugal. In Europe, S. pneumoniae is the ...

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Pneumococcal disease leads to over three million hospitalizations and hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. A study publishing March 16 th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Carlos J.

Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of the lungs. It’s most often caused by bacteria — specifically Streptococcus pneumoniae — but it can also be caused by a viral or fungal infection. Pneumonia ...

Pneumococcal conjunctivitis is a bacterial eye infection that causes symptoms such as redness, discharge, and crusting of the eyelids. It is caused by a type of bacterium called Streptococcus ...

Researchers have found a further reason for the severity of dual infection by influenza and Streptococcus pneumonia -- a new virulence mechanism for a surface protein on the pneumonia-causing bacteria ...

When engaged in battle, a key tactic for defeating your enemies is disrupting their communication. In the battle against deadly diseases that adapt quickly to resist today’s top antibiotics, ...

A man in his 40s who takes adalimumab for Crohn’s disease presented with a 1-day history of fever, headache and rapid onset of agitation with reduced consciousness. He was intubated, and a subsequent ...