List of top Microbiology Questions on Streptococcus pneumoniae

A 6 year old boy has fever and chills, cough, rapid breathing, difficulty breathing and chest pain. Culture from a sample shows a Gram-positive organism. Identify the image.

Glomerulonephritis following streptococcal infection is diagnosed by which of the following tests?

False about pneumococcus is?

An elderly male presents with chest pain and cough with expectoration since 15 days. The bacterium obtained from sputum grows on blood agar and shows gram-positive cocci. Which is the most useful test to identify the organism?