Lobar consolidation is common. Patients generally appear acutely ill with signs of consolidation on pulmonary examination. Clinical response to antibiotics is generally prompt within 12-36 hours. Recovery is associated with an abrupt fall in temperature, also known as crises. Meningitis SP is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis.
Pneumococcal meningitis is associated with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality.
The inflammation elicited by pneumococcal infection plays an important role in the damage associated with SP meningitis. Prevention A pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine has recently been licensed for used in children. The treatment of pneumococcal disease, especially meningitis has bee complicated by the emergence of penicillin-resistant strains. Incidence of pneumococcal resistance varies regionally. Resistant strains are classified as exhibiting intermediate or high-level resistance.