STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE

Course overview

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE IS A GRAM-POSITIVE, LANCET-SHAPED BACTERIUM AND A CAUSE OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA. PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS ARE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND ARE MOST PREVALENT DURING THE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING MONTHS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA INFECTIONS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN IMPROVING CARE FOR THOSE WITH THIS CONDITION.