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 ...

Dietary zinc protects against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, study finds Date: August 22, 2019 Source: University of Melbourne Summary: Researchers have uncovered a crucial link between ...

Study: Longitudinal dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage and SARS-CoV-2 infection in households with children. Image Credit: Lotus_studio / Shutterstock.com *Important notice: medRxiv ...

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

A bout with flu virus can be hard, but when Streptococcus pneumonia enters the mix, it can turn deadly. Now researchers have found a further reason for the severity of this dual infection by ...

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 ...

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.

Affinivax and Astellas Present Safety and Immunogenicity Data from Ph 2 Study of ASP3772, a Novel 24 valent MAPS™ Vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

A historical example of the deadly synergy of flu infection followed by S. pneumoniae superinfection is found in banked lung samples from the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic that killed 40 million to ...

While Streptococcus pneumoniae is commonly found in the nose and throat of healthy individuals, overgrowth and spread of the bacteria can result in pneumococcal disease. Non-invasive forms of ...