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| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) |
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Summaries of Infectious Diseases: Pneumococcal Infections
Extract from Red Book Online; subscription required to access entire chapter |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Vaccines and Preventable Diseases: Pneumococcal Vaccination
Information for the public and health professionals |
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Pink Book: Pneumococcal Disease
Chapter from CDC's Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook |
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Pneumococcal Disease in Children - Q&A
Questions and answers about the disease, covers symptoms, transmission, treatment, and preventions |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Disease
Technical disease description and additional information for clinicians and laboratories |
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Fact Sheet and Q&As
Overview of the diseases caused by pneumococcus, the effects they can
have, and their possible treatment and prevention; answers to commonly
asked questions about these diseases can also be found on this page |
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World Pneumonia Day--November 12
Coalition of child health organizations will hold World Pneumonia Day |
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| National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) |
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Vaccine Information: Pneumococcal Disease
Understanding the diseases, vaccine information, including dosing, safety, and references |
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| Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) |
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A Look at Each Vaccine: Pneumococcus Vaccine
Questions and answers about the disease and vaccines |
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| This page was reviewed
on December 19, 2012 |