Inhoudsopgave
Wat zijn de gevolgen van pneumokokken?
Pneumokokken kunnen middenoorontsteking, bijholteontsteking en bronchitis veroorzaken, maar kunnen ook leiden tot ernstige longontsteking, hersenvliesontsteking of bloedvergiftiging. Aan deze ernstige vormen kun je overlijden. Baby’s krijgen voor hun eerste verjaardag 3 inentingen tegen pneumokokkenziekte.
Wat veroorzaken pneumokokken?
De pneumokokkenbacterie kan verschillende klachten veroorzaken, variërend van milde infectie van de luchtwegen tot ernstige infecties waaronder:
- middenoorontsteking (otitis media);
- neusbijholte-ontsteking (sinusitis);
- longontsteking (pneumonie);
- hersenvliesontsteking (meningitis);
- bloedvergiftiging (sepsis).
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae?
Streptococcus pneumoniae. Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) are lancet-shaped, gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacteria with over 90 known serotypes. Most S. pneumoniae serotypes can cause disease, but only a minority of serotypes produce the majority of pneumococcal infections. Pneumococci are common inhabitants…
How many known serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae are there?
There are 100 known serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacteria that cause pneumococcal disease. Streptococcus pneumoniae are lancet-shaped, gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacteria with 100 known serotypes.
How to prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae?
Prevention of a person from the bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae is getting them vaccinated with a vaccine which is known as Pneumonia vaccine. This kind of vaccine is recommended to children below 2 years of age, adults above 65 years of age and everyone else who have weak immune systems.
Is Streptococcus pneumoniae contagious?
The pneumococcus diseases are contagious in nature and can spread from a person to another. The carriers of this bacterium are respiratory droplets and can also be spread through autoinoculation. Where is Streptococcus Pneumoniae found?