Clinical Characteristics of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease of the Mucoid Phenotype: A Case Series

• Published in: Kansenshōgaku zasshi Vol. 91; no. 2; p. 127
• Main Authors: Takamatsu, Akane, Matsuzaka, Suguru, Kodama, Fumihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 20.03.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Phenotype; Pneumococcal Infections; Prognosis; Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a gram-positive coccus that causes invasive and non-invasive pneumococcal diseases. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is defined as an infection confirmed by the isolation of S. pneumoniae from a normally sterile site. IPD has a high mortality rate of around 20% in adul...