Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Streptococcaceae |
Genus: | Streptococcus |
Species: | S. pseudopneumoniae
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Binomial name | |
Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae Arbique et al. 2004
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Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a gram-positive coccus that may cause pneumonia in humans.[1][2] It was first described in 2004.[1] The organism is often mistaken for S. pneumoniae[1] and its clinical importance is as yet uncertain. It seems likely that most cases of S. pseudopneumoniae pneumonia are misdiagnosed as S. pneumoniae.[2]
The bacterium has a number of features that allows it to be distinguished from S. pneumoniae:[2]
Penicillin is the treatment of choice.[2] Most reported isolates are resistant to erythromycin and to tetracycline.