After 2010, there was a decrease in serotypes 14, 1, 23F and 5 and an increase in serotypes 3, 12F, 11A and 8, which were not present in the vaccine. CONCLUSIONS: The present study noted the increase in serotypes 3, 12F, 11A and 8 after vaccination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Fatigue

  A 62-year-old splenectomized woman was admitted because of upper respiratory tract symptoms, general fatigue, and purpura. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  She also endorses shortness of breath and severe fatigue. Her vital signs are as follows: T 38.5 C, HR 98, BP 110/66, RR 18, SpO2 94% on room air. [medbullets.com]

  After incubation the infected individual will begin to acquire symptoms such as a high fever, chills, cough, sore throat, chest pains, body aches, fatigue, rapid breathing, and maybe even nausea/vomiting. (10 and 11). [austincc.edu]

  Recent estimates suggest 27% of community-acquired pneumonia cases are S. pneumoniae (Said, 2013) Often develops as a secondary pneumonia during upper respiratory tract infections Abrupt onset of fever, shaking chills, cough, dyspnea, tachypnea, and fatigue [arupconsult.com]

• Anemia

  Multiple myeloma most commonly affects patients who are >60 years of age, and causes clinical symptoms from anemia, lytic bone lesions, hypercalcemia, and renal failure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Controlling the abnormalities caused by the renal failure, anemia, and thrombocytopenia is essential. [link.springer.com]

• Military Personnel

  An outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia among military personnel at high risk: control by low-dose azithromycin postexposure chemoprophylaxis. Mil Med. 2003;168:1–6. 69. [pneumonia.biomedcentral.com]

• Aspiration

  Cultures of the aspirated fluid grew Streptococcus pneumoniae and the S. pneumoniae urinary antigen test was also positive. The patient underwent surgical debridement and received antimicrobial therapy with complete resolution of the parotitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  aspiration pneumonia ( P24.- ) pneumonia due to solids and liquids ( J69.- ) congenital pneumonia ( P23.9 ) lipid pneumonia ( J69.1 ) rheumatic pneumonia ( I00 ) ventilator associated pneumonia ( J95.851 ) Influenza and pneumonia Approximate Synonyms [icd10data.com]

• Nausea

  Pneumococcal meningitis People with pneumococcal meningitis often have: high fever headache stiff neck nausea and vomiting photophobia (discomfort when looking at light). [sahealth.sa.gov.au]

  After incubation the infected individual will begin to acquire symptoms such as a high fever, chills, cough, sore throat, chest pains, body aches, fatigue, rapid breathing, and maybe even nausea/vomiting. (10 and 11). [austincc.edu]

  Her symptoms are associated with neck stiffness and nausea. Physical examination is significant for nuchal rigidity and an inability to extend at the knee while the hips are flexed at 90 °. [medbullets.com]

  You may first have a severe shaking chill which is usually followed by: High fever Cough Shortness of breath Rapid breathing Chest pains Other symptoms may include: Nausea Vomiting Headache Tiredness Muscle aches Diagnosis Your healthcare provider can [medicinenet.com]

• Arthritis

  Septic arthritis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is uncommon. Most of the patients who have invasive pneumococcal infection have underlying diseases associated with impaired immune function. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Several other possible infections may occur including: acute sinusitis, otitis media, conjunctivitis, meningitis, bacteremia, sepsis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, peritonitis, pericarditis, cellulitis, and brain abscess. [globalrph.com]

  In addition, Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause human diseases such as otitis media, acute purulent sinusitis, rhinitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, meningitis, sepsis, osteomilitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, peritonitis and others. [mlst.net]

  […] organism normally lives in the human nasopharynx and can cause either non-invasive disease (such as bronchitis, otitis media and sinusitis) or invasive pneumococcal disease (such as bacteraemia, septicaemia, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, meningitis and septic arthritis [modmedmicro.nsms.ox.ac.uk]

• Headache

  If the infection spreads to the brain and spinal cord, it can cause pneumococcal meningitis, characterised by a stiff neck, fever, confusion, and headaches. Pneumococcal infection is responsible for 1-2 million infant deaths worldwide, every year. [creative-diagnostics.com]

  Diagnosis Indications for Testing Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, tachypnea, tachycardia, infiltrates on chest x-ray, suggesting pneumonia Fever, neck pain and stiffness, headache, suggesting meningitis Fever or chills, hypotension, tachycardia [arupconsult.com]

  Snapshot A 56-year-old man presents to the emergency department for a severe headache, generalized malaise, and fatigue. Her symptoms are associated with neck stiffness and nausea. [medbullets.com]

We acknowledge that our diagnosis is presumptive since cultures from sterile sites (ie, blood) were negative; an extensive workup for other etiologies was negative. [journals.lww.com]

Significant in her medical history was a parathyroidectomy 7 years ago for hyperparathyroidism, discovered following metabolic workup for nephrolithiasis; serum parathyroid hormone and calcium levels returned to normal. [liebertpub.com]

[…] prevention. 17, 18 A metabolic workup including blood and urine laboratory tests are indicated. [journals.sagepub.com]

Blood culture was not a part of the standard diagnostic workup in our study. However, no more than 20% of pediatric patients with pneumococcal CAP usually have positive blood culture results [35–37]. [academic.oup.com]

Nonetheless, concern has been raised more recently about an increase that has since been observed in the severity of asthma symptoms and the need for more intensive care management. [3] (See Prognosis, Workup, Treatment, and Medication .) [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Gram-Positive Bacteria

  In Gram-positive bacteria, CPS linkage is to either the cytoplasmic membrane or the cell wall. [pnas.org]

  Approximately 40-50% of all cases of purulent pericarditis are caused by Gram-positive bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae in particular. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Am 24.01.2012 veröffentlicht Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a type of Gram-positive bacteria. [youtube.com]

  Streptococcus pneumoniae (Gram-positive bacteria) was recognized as a major cause of pneumonia in the late 19th century and is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults and children. [mikrogen.de]

  Visual Search Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a gram-positive bacteria responsible for many types of pneumococcal infections. [123rf.com]

AOM, and post-treatment visits), based on their phenotypic and genotypic characteristics performed by analyses of serotype, antibiotic susceptibility patterns and multilocus sequence typing. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other diagnostic tools include urinary antigen rapid tests for teichoic acid (polysaccharide of the cell wall of the bacteria).4 Treatment Treatment will usually include a broad-spectrum cephalosporin, and often vancomycin, until results of antibiotic [quidel.com]

Treatment The treatment will depend on how the bacteria affect the individual. Noninvasive pneumococcal infections Often, a person will recover from a mild pneumococcal infection without any treatment. [medicalnewstoday.com]

However, complete staghorn calculus is rare in polycystic kidney disease and predicts a gloomy prognosis of kidney. [semanticscholar.org]

Treatment and prognosis Staghorn calculi need to be treated surgically, usually PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy) +/- ESWL (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy) and the entire stone removed, including small fragments, as otherwise, these residual fragments [radiopaedia.org]

Laboratory evaluation.Table 3 shows the laboratory data by etiologic group. [academic.oup.com]

Applicable To Bronchopneumonia due to S. pneumoniae Code First Code First Help Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10data.com]

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the main etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). A quick detection of urinary antigen helps in obtaining a documented result in case of Streptococcus pneumoniae CAP. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In addition to the selection pressure resulting from misuse of antibiotics, widespread vaccination programmes may contribute to changing pneumococcal epidemiology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Isolation Clinical specimen - human, Portugal, 1996 References representative strain of the Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network (PMEN) Sa-Leao R, et al. [atcc.org]

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful Rapid diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test Streptococcus [mayocliniclabs.com]

Pathophysiology The precise pathophysiology of pneumococcal HUS has not been determined. However, there is evidence of a role for the Thomsen–Friedenreich (TF) cryptantigen [ 39 ]. [link.springer.com]

"Intravascular hemolysis and the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease". Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127 (3): 750–760. doi:10.1172/JCI89741. ISSN 0021-9738. [en.wikipedia.org]

Control and Prevention, State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2015. Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Report, Emerging Infections Program Network, Streptococcus pneumoniae, 2015. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [cdc.gov]

Prevnar 13® is the trade name in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan. 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pneumonia can be prevented - vaccines can help. http://www.cdc.gov/features/pneumonia/. [pfizer.com]

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