Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Chapman University School of Pharmacy

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Precautions

Standard Precautions
Standard Precautions

Susceptibilities

Susceptibilities

Antibiogram Data

General Information

Pathogen information

Pathogen information

Gram (+) cocci in pairs (diplococci)

  • Catalase (-)

  • Alpha-hemolytic

Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Colonizes nasopharyngeal cavity

Associated syndromes

Associated syndromes

  • CAP

  • Meningitis

  • Bacteremia