Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species: S. pseudopneumoniae
Binomial name
Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae
Arbique et al. 2004

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a gram-positive coccus that may cause pneumonia in humans.[1][2] It was first described in 2004.[1] The organism is often mistaken for S. pneumoniae[1] and its clinical importance is as yet uncertain. It seems likely that most cases of S. pseudopneumoniae pneumonia are misdiagnosed as S. pneumoniae.[2]

The bacterium has a number of features that allows it to be distinguished from S. pneumoniae:[2]

Penicillin is the treatment of choice.[2] Most reported isolates are resistant to erythromycin and to tetracycline.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Arbique JC, Poyart C, Trieu-Cuot P, et al. (2004). "Accuracy of phenotypic and genotypic testing for identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and description of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae sp. nov.". J Clin Microbiol 42 (10): 46864696. doi:10.1128/JCM.42.10.4686-4696.2004.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Keith ER, Podmore RG, Anderson TP, Murdoch DR (2006). "Characteristics of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae isolated from purulent sputum samples". J Clin Microbiol 44 (3): 923927. doi:10.1128/JCM.44.3.923-927.2006.

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