Hong Kong Training Portal on
Infection Control and Infectious Disease

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Pneumococcal Disease
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Sepsis

Fact Sheet

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Fact Sheet

Infectious Disease Textbook

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Pink Book) – Chapter on Pneumococcal Disease (August 2021)
• Public Health England (PHE). Immunisation against infectious disease (Green Book) – Chapter on Pneumococcal (August, 2023)

Clinical Information and Management

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). EU case definition (June 2018)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. For Clinicians
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Symptoms and Complications
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Diagnosis and Medical Management

Vaccination

• World Health Organization (WHO) Position paper. Pneumococcal vaccines (April 2012)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Prevention and control measures for pneumococcal disease
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Pneumococcal Vaccination
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Pneumococcal ACIP Vaccine Recommendations
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Preventing Pneumococcal Disease Among Infants and Young Children (June 2000)