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Managing clusters of pneumococcal disease in closed settings

Guidelines for managing serious pneumococcal disease in hospitals, care homes, prisons, children’s day-care centres and military settings.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 July 2008
• Last updated: 21 February 2020 — See all updates

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Managing pneumococcal disease in closed settings

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This document contains guidelines on the investigation and public health management of clusters of serious pneumococcal disease.

Published 1 July 2008
Last updated 21 February 2020 + show all updates

1. 21 February 2020

   Replaced 2008 interim UK guidelines following the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into the national immunisation programme.

2. 1 July 2008

   First published.