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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium that causes pneumonia.
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Is it true that Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium that causes pneumonia?
Yes. Multiple reliable sources and clinical references establish that Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium responsible for causing pneumonia.
Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked
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Wikipedia: Streptococcus pneumoniae. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptococcus_pneumoniae
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Identifies S. pneumoniae as the leading causative pathogen of community acquired pneumonia.
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PLOS (all journals): Spectrum of pathogen- and model-specific histopathologies in mouse models of acute pneumonia. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188251
States S. pneumoniae is a pathogen that causes community-acquired pneumonia.
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Colonization as Predictor of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults With Chronic Diseases: A Real-word Evidence, Prospective, Observational, Multicenter, Cohort Study.. (n.d.). ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04944719
Confirms Streptococcus pneumoniae is a Gram-positive bacterium causing bacterial pneumonia.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 15.3G%3A Bacterial Pneumonias. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology_(Boundless)/15%3A_Diseases/15.03%3A_Bacterial_Diseases_of_the_Respiratory_System/15.3G%3A__Bacterial_Pneumonias
Notes that streptococcal pneumonia is a disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Mondo Disease Ontology: Mondo Disease Ontology: streptococcal pneumonia. (n.d.). Mondo Disease Ontology. http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005972
Lists Streptococcus pneumoniae as a microorganism causing community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.
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openFDA: openFDA drug label: Baxdela. (n.d.). openFDA. https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json?search=id:fcc371f3-3214-4036-8834-33337e7cae0f
Identifies S. pneumoniae as a bacterial pathogen causing lung infections.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Streptococcus pneumoniae synergizes with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae to induce inflammation via upregulating TLR2. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://bmcimmunol.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1471-2172-9-40
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