Open AccessStudy of Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in Adults with Reference to Penicillin Resistance
Author(s) -
Vrishali Avinash Muley,
Dnyaneshwari P. Ghadage,
Gauri E Yadav,
Arvind V. Bhore
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of laboratory physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-7826
pISSN - 0974-2727
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2727.187918
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , medicine , meningitis , penicillin , pneumonia , pneumococcal pneumonia , pleural effusion , sepsis , antibiotic resistance , drug resistance , antibiotics , pneumococcal infections , microbiology and biotechnology , pediatrics , biology
Invasive pneumococcal infections often prove rapidly fatal, even where good medical treatment is readily available. In developed countries, up to 20% of people who contract pneumococcal meningitis die; however, in developing world, mortality is closer to 50%, even among hospitalized patients. The World Health Organization estimated 600,000-800,000 adult deaths each year from pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis.