For More Information:
- 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Update: Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommended to Help Prevent Secondary Infections
- For Clinicians: Prevention Of Pneumococcal Infections Secondary To Seasonal And 2009 H1N1 Influenza Viruses Infection (http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/provider/provider_pneumococcal.htm)
- Pneumococcal Vaccine Website (http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pneumo/default.htm)
- Interim guidance for use of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine during novel influenza A (H1N1) outbreak (http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/ppsv_h1n1.htm)
- Nov 10 Letter to Providers Promoting PPSV for Adults (http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/provider/lettertoprovider.htm)
- CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- Letter to Providers Promoting PPSV for Adults;Polysaccharide Vaccine (Bacterial Coinfections in Lung Tissue Specimens from Fatal Cases of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) - United States, MayAugust 2009; September 29, 2009 / 58(Early Release);1-4 (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5838.pdf)
- Table: ACIP Recommendations for Use of Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine(http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/provider/provider_pneumococcal.htm#table1)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults(http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/511159?)
- Preventing Seasonal Flu With Vaccination (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/index.htm)
- General Information About 2009 H1N1 Vaccines (http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/general.htm)
- Updated Interim Recommendations for the Use of Antiviral Medications in the Treatment and Prevention of Influenza for the 2009-2010 Season (http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/recommendations.htm)
- Interim Recommendations for Clinical Use of Influenza Diagnostic Tests During the 2009-10 Influenza Season (http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/diagnostic_tests.htm)
- Active Bacterial Core surveillance (http://www.cdc.gov/abcs)