How to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae?
Gram positive diplocci: Streptococcus spp Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) is a part of the normal nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal flora. It is an important etiological agent of upper and lower respiratory tract infections (URTI and LRTI), bacteremia and septicemia. Streptococcus pneumoniae is also associated with otitis media, …