1. She is noted for her research on Molecular pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae . 2. Streptococcus pneumoniae : A leading cause of pneumonia as well as middle-ear infections.3. Streptococcus pneumoniae infections kill approximately 1 million children under age 5 worldwide each year.4. Resistance of " Streptococcus pneumoniae " to penicillin and other beta-lactams is increasing worldwide. 5. The germ is a bacterium called Streptococcus pneumoniae , or pneumococcus. 6. Just over one-third of them had streptococcus pneumoniae , the most common cause of bacterial meningitis. 7. In addition, doctors have seen an epidemic of Streptococcus pneumoniae that is resistant to penicillin. 8. Vaccination against encapsulated bacteria including Streptococcus pneumoniae is recommended. 9. It is most commonly caused by " Staphylococcus aureus " and " Streptococcus pneumoniae ". 10. When the bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae , infect the bloodstream in elderly people, the death rate is 20 percent.