GENETIC FEATURES OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE AND ITS ROLE IN CAUSING MENINGITIS
Dunya Talib Mahdi; Rana Jaafar Abed
General background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen responsible for various severe diseases, including respiratory infections, bacteraemia, and otitis media, as well as bacterial meningitis. Specific background: Meningitis caused by S. pneumoniae is highly fatal, resulting from the b...