The role of respiratory viruses in the transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae is poorly
understood. Key questions, such as which serotypes are most fit for transmission and disease …

The effects of pneumococcal conjugated vaccines (PCVs) need to be investigated. In Stockholm
County, Sweden, PCV7 was introduced in the childhood immunisation programme in …

Streptococcus pneumoniae of serotype 3 possess a mucoid capsule and cause disease
associated with high mortality rates relative to other pneumococci. Phylogenetic analysis of a …

Background. Pneumococcal serotypes are represented by a varying number of clonal
lineages with different genetic contents, potentially affecting invasiveness. However, genetic …

Pneumococcal conjugated vaccines (PCVs) have shown protection against invasive
pneumococcal disease by vaccine serotypes, but an increase in non-vaccine serotype disease has …

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a close relative of the major human pathogen S.
pneumoniae . It is increasingly associated with lower-respiratory-tract infections (LRTI) and a high …

Relatedness between isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae can be determined from
sequences of multiple genes belonging to the core genome (multilocus sequence typing [MLST]), …

Streptococcus pneumoniae, also named pneumococci, is often part of the normal flora in
the nasopharynx of healthy children. However, pneumococci are also a major cause of …

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a close relative of the major human pathogen S.
pneumoniae. While initially considered as a commensal species, it has been increasingly …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a gram-positive bacterium that can be found in both healthy
carriers as well as in people that have developed disease. One of the major virulence factors …