Complications of Pneumococcus
| About complications: Complications of Pneumococcus are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Pneumococcus. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Pneumococcus and complications of Pneumococcus is unclear or arbitrary. |
Complications list for Pneumococcus: The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Pneumococcus includes:
Complications of Pneumococcus:
Death occurs in 14% of hospitalized
adults with invasive disease. Neurologic sequelae and/or learning
disabilities can occur in meningitis patients. Hearing impairment
can result from recurrent otitis media. 1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Streptococcus pneumoniae Disease: DBMD
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