PNEUMOCOCCAL INVASIVE DISEASE(S)
(Streptococcus pneumoniae)

Clinical Criteria
Not relevant for surveillance purposes

Laboratory Criteria
At least one of the following three:
- Isolation of S. pneumoniae from a normally sterile site
- Detection of S. pneumoniae nucleic acid from a normally sterile site
- Detection of S. pneumoniae antigen from a normally sterile site

Epidemiological Criteria NA

Case Classification
A. Possible case NA
B. Probable case NA
C. Confirmed case
Any person meeting the laboratory criteria