II. Epidemiology

  1. Most common cause of Community Acquired Pneumonia

III. Classic Symptoms

  1. Shaking rigors
  2. Fever
  3. Purulent Sputum
    1. Rust colored
  4. Pleuritic Chest Pain
  5. Dyspnea
  6. Chest Splinting

IV. Lab

  1. Complete Blood Count
    1. White Blood Cell Count elevated with Left Shift
  2. Gram Stain
    1. Gram Positive encapsulated organisms
    2. Elongated lancet shaped diplococci
  3. Blood Culture
    1. Positive in only 33% of cases
  4. Sputum Culture
    1. Positive in only 40% of Pneumococcal Pneumonias

V. Radiology

  1. Chest XRay
    1. Lobar consolidation (often lower lobe)
    2. Patchy infiltrates

VII. References

  1. Gilbert (2001) Sanford Antimicrobial, p. 28

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Definition (MSH) A febrile disease caused by STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D011018
ICD9 482.30, 481, 482.3
ICD10 J13
SnomedCT 54339004, 195884006, 155550005, 266392005, 233607000, 34020007
English Pneumococcal Pneumonias, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, Pneumonias, Pneumococcal, Pneumococcal Pneumonia, PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA, Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, PNEUMONIA PNEUMOCOCCAL, pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, streptococcal pneumonia (diagnosis), pneumococcal pneumonia (diagnosis), pneumococcal pneumonia, streptococcal pneumonia, Pneumonia due to unspecified Streptococcus, Pneumonia pneumococcal, Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia, Pneumonia streptococcal, Streptococcal pneumn NOS, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal [Disease/Finding], pneumonia streptococcal, Chest infection - pneumococcal pneumonia, Pneumococcal pneumonia, Pneumonia due to Streptococcus, Pneumococcal pneumonia (disorder), Pneumonia due to Streptococcus (disorder), Streptococcus; pneumoniae, pneumonia, pneumococcus; pneumonia, pneumonia; Streptococcus pneumoniae, pneumonia; pneumococcus, pneumonia; streptoccocal, pneumoniae; streptoccocal, streptoccocal; pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae, streptoccocal; pneumonia, streptococcal; pneumoniae, Pneumococcal pneumonia (disorder) [Ambiguous], Streptococcal pneumonia, Pneumococcal pneumonia [Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia], Pneumonia due to Streptococcus, unspecified
Portuguese PNEUMONIA PNEUMOCOCICA, Pneumonia por estreptococo, Pneumonia por estreptococo NE, Pneumonia por Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pneumonia pneumocócica (pneumonia por Streptococcus pneumoniae), Pneumonia estreptocócica, Pneumonia pneumocócica, Pneumonia Pneumocócica
Italian Polmonite streptococcica, Polmonite da Streptococco, Polmonite da Streptococco non specificato, Polmonite da Streptococcus pneumoniae, Polmonite pneumococcica (da Streptococcus pneumoniae), Polmonite pneumococcica
Dutch pneumonie door Streptococcus, pneumokokkenpneumonie [Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonie], Streptococcus pneumoniae-pneumonie, pneumonie door niet-gespecificeerde Streptococcus, Streptococcus; pneumoniae, pneumonie, Streptococcus; pneumoniae, pneumokokken; pneumonie, pneumoniae; streptokokken, pneumonie; Streptococcus pneumoniae, pneumonie; pneumokokken, pneumonie; streptokokken, streptokokken; pneumonie, Streptococcus pneumoniae, streptokokken; pneumonie, Pneumonie door Streptococcus pneumoniae, pneumokokkenpneumonie, streptokokkenpneumonie, Lobaire pneumonie, Pneumokokkenpneumonie, Pneumonie, lobaire, Pneumonie, pneumokokken-
French Pneumonie pneumococcique, Pneumonie pneumococcique (à Streptococcus pneumoniae), Pneumonie à Streptococcus non précisé, Pneumonie à Streptococcus, PNEUMONIE A PNEUMOCOQUES, Pneumonie streptococcique, Pneumonie à pneumocoque, Pneumonie à Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pneumonie à pneumocoques, Pneumopathie à pneumocoques
German Pneumonie durch unspezifische Streptokokken, Streptococcus pneumoniae-Pneumonie, Pneumonie durch Pneumokokken [Streptococcus pneumoniae-Pneumonie], Pneumonie durch Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pneumonie durch Pneumokokken, Pneumonie durch Streptokokken, Pneumokokkenpneumonie, Pneumonie, Pneumokokken-
Spanish Neumonía por Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neumonía por estreptococos, Neumonía por estreptococo no especificado, Neumonía neumocócica (neumonía por Streptococcus pneumoniae), neumonía neumocócica (trastorno), neumonía estreptocócica, neumonía neumocócica (concepto no activo), neumonía neumocócica, neumonía por estreptococos (trastorno), neumonía por estreptococos, neumonía por neumococos (trastorno), neumonía por neumococos, Neumonía estreptocócica, Neumonía neumocócica, Neumonía Neumocócica
Japanese 詳細不明のレンサ球菌による肺炎, レンサ球菌性肺炎, レンサキュウキンセイハイエン, ショウサイフメイノレンサキュウキンニヨルハイエン, ハイエンキュウキンセイハイエン, クループ性肺炎, 肺炎-肺炎球菌性, クループ肺炎, 大葉性肺炎, 真性肺炎, 線維素性肺炎, 肺炎-大葉性, 肺炎球菌性肺炎, 肺炎-クループ性, 肺炎-線維素性
Swedish Lunginflammation, pneumokock
Czech pneumonie pneumokoková, pneumonie lobární, Streptokoková pneumonie, Pneumonie vyvolaná Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pneumokoková pneumonie (pneumonie vyvolaná Streptococcus pneumoniae), Pneumonie vyvolaná streptokokem, Pneumonie vyvolaná blíže neurčenýmm streptokokokem, Pneumokoková pneumonie
Finnish Pneumokokkikeuhkokuume
Russian PNEVMONIIA PNEVMOKOKKOVAIA, PNEVMONIIA DOLEVAIA, ПНЕВМОНИЯ ДОЛЕВАЯ, ПНЕВМОНИЯ ПНЕВМОКОККОВАЯ
Korean 폐렴사슬알균에 의한 폐렴
Polish Zapalenie płuc pneumokokowe, Zapalenie płuc płatowe
Hungarian Nem meghatározott Streptococcus okozta pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia, streptococcus pneumonia, Streptococcus okozta pneumonia, Pneumococcalis pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia), pneumococcalis pneumonia, Pneumococcalis pneumonia
Norwegian Pneumokokkpneumoni, Pneumokokklungebetennelse