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Streptococcal pneumonia

MedGen UID:
57615
•Concept ID:
C0155862
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pneumococcal Pneumonia; Pneumococcal Pneumonias; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal; Pneumonias, Pneumococcal
SNOMED CT: Pneumonia caused by Streptococcus (34020007); Pneumococcal pneumonia (233607000); Streptococcal pneumonia (34020007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005972

Definition

Pneumonia that is attributed to the bacteria Streptococcus pneumonia. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVStreptococcal pneumonia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chest CT Findings and Differential Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Combined with Streptococcal Pneumonia in Children.
Wang J, Xia C, Sharma A, Gaba GS, Shabaz M
J Healthc Eng 2021;2021:8085530. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1155/2021/8085530. PMID: 34221302Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of right Bochdalek hernia associated with group B streptococcal pneumonia and sepsis in the neonate.
Ashcraft KW, Holder TM, Amoury RA, Hall FK, Rising WD, Hall RT, Sharp RJ
J Pediatr Surg 1983 Aug;18(4):480-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(83)80205-x. PMID: 6352894
The impact of the docent clinical pharmacist on treatment of streptococcal pneumonia.
Covinsky JO, Hamburger SC, Kelly KL, Pastewski B, Robertson N, Eskridge R, Park G, Twin EJ
Drug Intell Clin Pharm 1982 Jul-Aug;16(7-8):587-91. doi: 10.1177/106002808201600709. PMID: 7105976

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Epidemiology and Management of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pneumonia With Parapneumonic Effusion: An Observational Study.
Lees EA, Williams TC, Marlow R, Fitzgerald F, Jones C, Lyall H, Bamford A, Pollock L, Smith A, Lamagni T, Kent A, Whittaker E; Group A Streptococcal Disease Consortium
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024 Sep 1;43(9):841-850. Epub 2024 Aug 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004418. PMID: 38900036Free PMC Article
Subcutaneous BCG vaccination protects against streptococcal pneumonia via regulating innate immune responses in the lung.
Kang A, Ye G, Singh R, Afkhami S, Bavananthasivam J, Luo X, Vaseghi-Shanjani M, Aleithan F, Zganiacz A, Jeyanathan M, Xing Z
EMBO Mol Med 2023 Jul 10;15(7):e17084. Epub 2023 May 9 doi: 10.15252/emmm.202217084. PMID: 37158369Free PMC Article
Antibiotic resistance rates and penicillin MIC distribution in patients with streptococcal pneumonia between 2013-2019, and use of antibiotics in clinical practice.
Anar C, Biçmen C, Güldaval F, Atay T, Gayaf M, Balcı G, Onur Alıcı I, Doğan Bİ, Büyükşirin M, Ayrancı A, Karadeniz G, Polat G
Indian J Med Microbiol 2022 Oct-Dec;40(4):577-581. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.05.012. PMID: 36028454
The Role of Surfactant Therapy in Nonrespiratory Distress Syndrome Conditions in Neonates.
Keiser A, Bhandari V
Am J Perinatol 2016 Jan;33(1):1-8. Epub 2015 Jul 14 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1556883. PMID: 26171600
Dosing regimen of the 23-valent pneumococcal vaccination: a systematic review.
Caya CA, Boikos C, Desai S, Quach C
Vaccine 2015 Mar 10;33(11):1302-12. Epub 2015 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.01.060. PMID: 25660650

Diagnosis

Epidemiology and Management of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pneumonia With Parapneumonic Effusion: An Observational Study.
Lees EA, Williams TC, Marlow R, Fitzgerald F, Jones C, Lyall H, Bamford A, Pollock L, Smith A, Lamagni T, Kent A, Whittaker E; Group A Streptococcal Disease Consortium
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024 Sep 1;43(9):841-850. Epub 2024 Aug 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004418. PMID: 38900036Free PMC Article
Evaluation of effectiveness, safety and cost-benefit of the 23- valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine for HIV-Infected patients.
Zou X, He J, Zheng J, Liang M, Gao J, Huang J, Jiang Y, Jiang Y, Chen X
Vaccine 2022 Jan 3;40(1):37-42. Epub 2021 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.058. PMID: 34857419
Chest CT Findings and Differential Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Combined with Streptococcal Pneumonia in Children.
Wang J, Xia C, Sharma A, Gaba GS, Shabaz M
J Healthc Eng 2021;2021:8085530. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1155/2021/8085530. PMID: 34221302Free PMC Article
Fulminant pneumococcal infection.
Naito R, Miyazaki T, Kajino K, Daida H
BMJ Case Rep 2014 Aug 22;2014 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205907. PMID: 25150240Free PMC Article
Accuracy of ICD-9-CM codes in detecting community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia for incidence and vaccine efficacy studies.
Guevara RE, Butler JC, Marston BJ, Plouffe JF, File TM Jr, Breiman RF
Am J Epidemiol 1999 Feb 1;149(3):282-9. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009804. PMID: 9927225

Therapy

Epidemiology and Management of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pneumonia With Parapneumonic Effusion: An Observational Study.
Lees EA, Williams TC, Marlow R, Fitzgerald F, Jones C, Lyall H, Bamford A, Pollock L, Smith A, Lamagni T, Kent A, Whittaker E; Group A Streptococcal Disease Consortium
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024 Sep 1;43(9):841-850. Epub 2024 Aug 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004418. PMID: 38900036Free PMC Article
Antibiotic resistance rates and penicillin MIC distribution in patients with streptococcal pneumonia between 2013-2019, and use of antibiotics in clinical practice.
Anar C, Biçmen C, Güldaval F, Atay T, Gayaf M, Balcı G, Onur Alıcı I, Doğan Bİ, Büyükşirin M, Ayrancı A, Karadeniz G, Polat G
Indian J Med Microbiol 2022 Oct-Dec;40(4):577-581. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.05.012. PMID: 36028454
Evaluation of effectiveness, safety and cost-benefit of the 23- valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine for HIV-Infected patients.
Zou X, He J, Zheng J, Liang M, Gao J, Huang J, Jiang Y, Jiang Y, Chen X
Vaccine 2022 Jan 3;40(1):37-42. Epub 2021 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.058. PMID: 34857419
The Role of Surfactant Therapy in Nonrespiratory Distress Syndrome Conditions in Neonates.
Keiser A, Bhandari V
Am J Perinatol 2016 Jan;33(1):1-8. Epub 2015 Jul 14 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1556883. PMID: 26171600
Dosing regimen of the 23-valent pneumococcal vaccination: a systematic review.
Caya CA, Boikos C, Desai S, Quach C
Vaccine 2015 Mar 10;33(11):1302-12. Epub 2015 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.01.060. PMID: 25660650

Prognosis

Epidemiology and Management of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pneumonia With Parapneumonic Effusion: An Observational Study.
Lees EA, Williams TC, Marlow R, Fitzgerald F, Jones C, Lyall H, Bamford A, Pollock L, Smith A, Lamagni T, Kent A, Whittaker E; Group A Streptococcal Disease Consortium
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024 Sep 1;43(9):841-850. Epub 2024 Aug 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004418. PMID: 38900036Free PMC Article
Impact of pneumococcal vaccine response on asthma exacerbation frequency in young children.
Eisenlohr CP, Chartrand EM, Barzaga MR, Lanz MJ
Immun Inflamm Dis 2020 Dec;8(4):493-496. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1002/iid3.331. PMID: 32677745Free PMC Article
Fulminant pneumococcal infection.
Naito R, Miyazaki T, Kajino K, Daida H
BMJ Case Rep 2014 Aug 22;2014 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205907. PMID: 25150240Free PMC Article
Clinical and epidemiologic features of group a streptococcal pneumonia in Ontario, Canada.
Muller MP, Low DE, Green KA, Simor AE, Loeb M, Gregson D, McGeer A; Ontario Group A Streptococcal Study
Arch Intern Med 2003 Feb 24;163(4):467-72. doi: 10.1001/archinte.163.4.467. PMID: 12588207
Accuracy of ICD-9-CM codes in detecting community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia for incidence and vaccine efficacy studies.
Guevara RE, Butler JC, Marston BJ, Plouffe JF, File TM Jr, Breiman RF
Am J Epidemiol 1999 Feb 1;149(3):282-9. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009804. PMID: 9927225

Clinical prediction guides

Epidemiology and Management of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pneumonia With Parapneumonic Effusion: An Observational Study.
Lees EA, Williams TC, Marlow R, Fitzgerald F, Jones C, Lyall H, Bamford A, Pollock L, Smith A, Lamagni T, Kent A, Whittaker E; Group A Streptococcal Disease Consortium
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024 Sep 1;43(9):841-850. Epub 2024 Aug 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004418. PMID: 38900036Free PMC Article
Antibiotic resistance rates and penicillin MIC distribution in patients with streptococcal pneumonia between 2013-2019, and use of antibiotics in clinical practice.
Anar C, Biçmen C, Güldaval F, Atay T, Gayaf M, Balcı G, Onur Alıcı I, Doğan Bİ, Büyükşirin M, Ayrancı A, Karadeniz G, Polat G
Indian J Med Microbiol 2022 Oct-Dec;40(4):577-581. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.05.012. PMID: 36028454
Chest CT Findings and Differential Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Combined with Streptococcal Pneumonia in Children.
Wang J, Xia C, Sharma A, Gaba GS, Shabaz M
J Healthc Eng 2021;2021:8085530. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1155/2021/8085530. PMID: 34221302Free PMC Article
Impact of pneumococcal vaccine response on asthma exacerbation frequency in young children.
Eisenlohr CP, Chartrand EM, Barzaga MR, Lanz MJ
Immun Inflamm Dis 2020 Dec;8(4):493-496. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1002/iid3.331. PMID: 32677745Free PMC Article
Accuracy of ICD-9-CM codes in detecting community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia for incidence and vaccine efficacy studies.
Guevara RE, Butler JC, Marston BJ, Plouffe JF, File TM Jr, Breiman RF
Am J Epidemiol 1999 Feb 1;149(3):282-9. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009804. PMID: 9927225

Recent systematic reviews

Dosing regimen of the 23-valent pneumococcal vaccination: a systematic review.
Caya CA, Boikos C, Desai S, Quach C
Vaccine 2015 Mar 10;33(11):1302-12. Epub 2015 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.01.060. PMID: 25660650

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