Clinical features relating to pneumococcal colony phase variation in hospitalized adults with pneumonia

Conclusions. Opaque pneumococcal variants may cause pneumonia and invasive diseases in humans. This study could help elucidate IPD, and opacity assessment may serve as a predictor for IPD.PMID:38189377 | DOI:10.1099/jmm.0.001784

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 8, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shuhei Ideguchi Kazuko Yamamoto Takahiro Takazono Yuichi Fukuda Takahiro Tashiro Sayaka Shizukuishi Bin Chang Michinaga Ogawa Koichi Izumikawa Katsunori Yanagihara Kazuhiro Yatera Hiroshi Mukae Source Type: research