Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Supplement 4. Bacterial Virulence and Pathogenicity (Sep. - Oct., 1983), pp. S797-S805 (9 pages) An experimental model of pneumococcal bacteremia in guinea pigs ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that can cause pneumococcal disease. There are more than 100 strains of this bacteria, though not all of them lead to infections. People can carry the ...

Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) bacterium, also known as pneumococcus. Infection can result in pneumonia, infection of the blood (bacteremia ...

Now researchers have found a further reason for the severity of this dual infection by identifying a new virulence mechanism for a surface protein on the pneumonia-causing bacteria S. pneumoniae. This ...

Pneumococcal infections can be very serious – they include pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia (a blood infection), as well ...