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标题：Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: Invasive pneumococcal disease
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作者：Praveena J. Gunaratnam ; Robin E. Gilmour ; Chris Lowbridge 等
期刊名称：NSW Public Health Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：1034-7674
电子版ISSN：1834-8610
出版年度：2013
卷号：24
期号：3
页码：142-142
出版社：Public Health Division of NSW
摘要：Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is caused by thebacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and is a major causeof illness in children and adults worldwide. The bacteriumis transmitted between people via respiratory droplets.Many people carry S. pneumoniae harmlessly in theirthroats but the bacterium occasionally spreads from theupper respiratory tract to other parts of the respiratory tractto cause non-invasive disease (including otitis media) orenters the bloodstream tocause invasive disease (includingpneumonia, meningitis or septicaemia).1In Australia, onlyinvasive disease is notifiable under public health law