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Bacterial Infections of Humans pp 559–582Cite as

Pneumococcal Infections

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The pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) is a major cause of pneumonia and meningitis worldwide. In his classic book entitled The Biology of the Pneumococcus, published in 1938, Benjamin White(1) listed 19 different names applied to the pneumococcus between 1897 and 1930, the year the designation Diplococcus pneumoniae Weichselbaum was approved in 4th edition of Bergey’s Manual.(2) In a more recent (8th) edition of Bergey’s Manual,(3) it is listed as Streptococcus pneumoniae, the designation that is now generally accepted.

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