Streptococcus pneumoniae, , is a gram-positive diplococci bacteria. Classically, patients can complain of coughing up rusty sputum if they have pneumonia, , which can help with clinical diagnosis. Patients who have had splenectomies are at risk forsepsis,. Those who have sickle cell anemia, especially children, are also at risk for sepsis, . Other manifestations of strep pneumo can be remembered by the mnemonic MOPS, This bacteria is also one of the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in adults, , and is the most common bacterial pathogen to cause otitis media, in the ear. Strep pneumonia is a very common cause of pneumonia, , and can also cause acute bacterial sinusitis,

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