noun
- a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia and other serious infections
Usage: medical
Examples
- The pneumococcus is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia.
- Doctors identified pneumococcus in the patient’s blood sample.
- The pneumococcal vaccine helps prevent infections caused by pneumococcus.
- Children are particularly vulnerable to pneumococcus infections.
- Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of pneumococcus in the sputum.
- Antibiotic treatment was started to combat the pneumococcus bacteria.