Pneumococcus frequently colonizes children and the elderly. It can inhabit the back of the throat without causing any symptoms, but when it spreads to tissues beyond the throat, it can cause mild to ...

Pneumococcus experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered, a newly-found capsule—the 100th to be identified since the pathogen was first discovered in the late 19th century ...

In an appeal submitted to the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Estonian Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgeons Society is proposing that the Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) be added to ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) was the bacterial strain used in the historic studies of Avery, MacLeod and McCarty more than half a century ago to demonstrate that DNA is the material of ...

For more information: Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS, is a professor of clinical sciences at Drake University College of Pharmacy, Blank Children’s Hospital, in Des Moines, Iowa. He is also a ...

Researchers discover what pneumococcus says to make you sick Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a molecule that plays a key role in bacterial communication and infection. Their ...

Pneumococcus Genome Sequence Completed Date: July 20, 2001 Source: University Of Illinois At Chicago Summary: A University of Illinois at Chicago biologist is part of a team that has successfully ...

Pneumococcus kills 1 million children annually according to the World Health Organization. The key to the pathogen's virulence is its thick sugar capsule, which is also the active ingredient in ...

Nearly 80 per cent of adult Hongkongers have not received the vaccine against pneumococcus, a study has found, with experts expressing concern the group could be unprotected from a potential surge ...