Pneumococcal infections (streptococcus pneumoniae infections)

General: Gram-positive diplococcus Streptococcus pneumoniae; some strains are encapsulated while others are not; ocular infections usually are caused by the encapsulated strains; conjunctivitis and corneal scarring produced in an animal model have been attributed to a hemolytic cytolytic exopeptidase.

Ocular: Hypopyon; conjunctivitis; keratitis; corneal ulcer; endophthalmitis; dacryocystitis; uveitis; orbital cellulitis; secondary glaucoma; ophthalmia neonatorum.

Clinical: Upper respiratory infection; chills; sharp pain in hemithorax; cough with sputum production; fever; headache; gastrointestinal symptoms.

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