PNEUMOCOCCI (Streptococcus pneumoniae)

Morphology &

Cultural characteristics

Special Features

& Culture media

Gram positive, lanceolate Aerobes&facultative

shaped (flame shaped)

Normal

anaerobe.

inhabitansof Fastidious&grows

upper respiratory tract

(polysaccharide

pneumococci.
motile,

sporing.

Capsule

2.

Pneumolysin:

agar:alpha

colonies.
Bile soluble

non Reagent used:10%sodium

deoxycholate

Fermentation is tested in
Hisss serum sugars.

3.

Complications

1.Erythromycin

Otitis media

lobar&bronch

Conjunctivitis

Sputum

2.Amoxyclav

o.

Sinusitis

CSF

3.Tetracycline

Blood

4.Vancomycin:

Empyema

Keratitis

Complement

Acutetracheob

Dacryocystiti

ronchitis

Treatment

Autolysins

Lab Diagnosis

Pneumonia:

Cytotoxic
activation.

greenish

surrounding bacterial

Clinical infections

Effects:

on

discoloration
test:

demonstrates capsule of
Non

blood

hemolysis:

capsule)

Quellung

1.

enriched media only.

Capsulated On

Virulent factors

Pyogenic

meningitis.

Suppurative
arthritis

Peritonitis

1. Specimen:

Urine .
2. Microscopy:

for

complicated cases .
Gram

staining

Vaccines :
1.7-valent

conjugate

3. Culture on blood agar

vaccine:

4. Blood

2 months to 2 years.

culture:

acute

stages
5. Detection

2.Polyvalent
of

polysaccharide antigen
in urine using :
Immunochromatograp
hy
Bio markers:
Procalcitonin

polysaccharide vaccine