Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria—such as how ...

New research has uncovered exactly how the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae has become resistant to the antibiotic penicillin. The same research could also open up MRSA to attack by penicillin ...

Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus. People can be infected with the bacteria, or they can carry it in their throats and not be ill.

Streptococcus pneumoniae sticks to dying lung cells, worsening secondary infection following flu Date: June 24, 2021 Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham Summary: Researchers have found a ...

Background During the initial years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) due to Streptococcus pneumoniae declined substantially in multiple countries.

Besides Orihuela and Briles as co-senior authors, Sang-Sang Park and Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe are co-first authors of the study, “Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to host GAPDH on dying lung epithelial ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus): What You Need to Know Streptococcus pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that can cause pneumococcal disease.

This electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows two, round-shaped, Gram-positive, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria.

In February 2002, clinicians at the Dartmouth College Health Service recognized an outbreak of conjunctivitis; cultures of conjunctival swabs implicated Streptococcus pneumoniae. An investigation w ...

Increases in multidrug-resistance in the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae have made it the fourth-leading cause of death associated with antibiotic resistance.