Lower respiratory tract infections

Also called LRTI, Pneumonia

Notification class
No reporting classThe National Surveillance Manual gives it no reporting class.

Case definition

Admitted Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI)

Any person admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection/ Pneumonia

Deaths from LRTI/ Pneumonia-Like Illness

Any person who has died whose cause of death is listed as LRTI/ Pneumonia

Source: National Surveillance Manual

The figures

The National Surveillance Unit publishes the latest figures every week.

For health professionals