What is invasive streptococcal pneumonia
infection (Pneumococcal infection)? Pneumococcus is a bacterium commonly found in the nose and throat
. This bacterium can sometimes cause serious illness in children, >> << elderly and others with weakened immune systems. Streptococcus
pneumonia is the most common cause of ear infection (otitis media)
sepsis (blood infection) in children and pneumonia in immunocompromised
persons and the elderly. Pneumococcus is considered invasive >> << when it is in blood, cerebrospinal fluid or other normally sterile sites.
How people can get invasive Streptococcus
pneumonia? Many people carry the bacteria in the upper respiratory tract disease without the
. Pneumococcus is transmitted from person to person by inhalation >> << airborne droplets (eg coughing, sneezing)
from an infected person. It is not known why some people develop invasive disease
pneumonia Streptococcus, and others not. How pneumoniae diagnosed
and treated? Invasive Streptococcus pneumonia strattera without prescritpion is diagnosed when the bacteria
grown from cultures of sterile body fluids such as blood >> << or cerebrospinal fluid. Pneumococcus can cause various symptoms
depending on the part of the body it infects. Invasive Streptococcus
pneumonia can cause blood poisoning and meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain
). Invasive infections, pneumonia is Streptococcus
treated with antibiotics. There is a growing problem Streptococcus
pneumonia bacteria develop drug resistance through excessive
and abuse of antibiotics. Can invasive disease Streptococcus pneumonia
be prevented? There is a pneumococcal vaccine that can help prevent invasive
Streptococcus pneumonia infections. Vaccine
currently recommended for people who are immunocompromised, or age
65. Recently, the vaccine was also approved for use in children
aged two years. The best way to prevent the spread of bacteria
on covering your mouth when coughing or sneezing and frequent and thorough washing
hands. For more information contact
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