Researchers have found more evidence for the link between pneumonia and heart failure, as they found proof Streptococcus pneumoniae physically damages the heart. The bacterium, which is the leading ...

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a major cause of illness and death worldwide, particularly among the elderly and individuals with underlying conditions. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers from Germany conducted a population-based surveillance study to ascertain the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers in Spain performed a systematic review of pneumolysin (PLY) toxin as a molecular target to develop novel therapeutics against ...