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 ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to host GAPDH on dying lung epithelial cells worsening secondary infection following influenza. Cell Reports , 2021; 35 (11): 109267 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021. ...

Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics has developed a groundbreaking, combination vaccine that may finally beat Streptococcus A infections. Human trials are set to begin, early as next ...

Janine Zahlten, Ye-Ji Kim, Jan-Moritz Doehn, Thomas Pribyl, Andreas C. Hocke, Pedro García, Sven Hammerschmidt, Norbert Suttorp, Stefan Hippenstiel, Ralf-Harto Hübner, Streptococcus pneumoniae-Induced ...

As Streptococcus A cases continue to be prevalent in Queensland and internationally, a new nasal vaccine could provide long-term protection from the deadly bacteria.

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 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 ...