Streptococcus pneumoniae
(Invasive pneumococcal disease)
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium that is most often
associated with mild illness, such as ear and sinus infections. It may
also cause life-threatening invasive disease, like pneumonia, sepsis
(bloodstream infection), and meningitis (inflammation of the tissues
that cover the brain and spinal cord). These types of illness are most
common in babies, children under 5 years of age, the elderly, and people
with weakened immune systems
Streptococcus pneumoniae is considered "invasive" when it
is found in the blood, spinal fluid or other normally sterile sites.
Invasive
bacteria home
General information
Streptococcus
pneumoniae fact sheet (PDF, 16 KB) Hmong (PDF,
11 KB) Spanish (PDF,
13 KB)
Wisconsin Immunization Program Streptococcus
pneumoniae, invasive
Pneumococcal
vaccination
Information for health professionals
This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category II disease:
Report to
the patient's local public health department electronically, through the Wisconsin
Electronic Disease Surveillance System
(WEDSS), by mail or fax using an Acute and Communicable Disease Case
Report F44151 (PDF,
167 KB) or by other means within 72 hours upon recognition of a
case. DHS
Communicable Disease Reporting
Wisconsin case reporting
& public health follow-up guidelines:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
EpiNet (PDF,
32 KB)
Wisconsin Vaccine
history & serogroup worksheet (PDF, 23 KB) (Use
only with non-electronic reporting)
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Clinical
Testing Reference Manual
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Communicable
Disease Div AZ Index
Additional resources
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention website (CDC)
Active Bacterial Core surveillance
(ABCs) program CDC
Contacts
Wisconsin
Local Health Departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies
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Last Revised: June 13, 2012 |
