
%0 Journal Article
%T FactSheet : Pneumococcal disease
%J New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
%D 2002/03/01
%V 13
%N 3
%P 58-58
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/NB02025
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/NB02025 
%X Pneumococcal disease is caused by infection with the bacteria Streptococcus pneumonia. This infection can cause a range of illnesses, the most common including: pneumonia (infection of the lungs); otitis media (infection of the middle ear); and meningitis (infection of the membranes around the brain). Other bacteria can also cause these diseases. 
