Capsular types of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from blood and CSF during 1982-1987 - PubMed (original) (raw)

Capsular types of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from blood and CSF during 1982-1987

S V Nielsen et al. Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Nov.

Abstract

Knowledge about the type distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae is fundamental to ensure an effective formulation of pneumococcal vaccine, especially with the possibility of producing a polysaccharide-protein-conjugated vaccine for the prevention of invasive disease in children. During the 6-year period 1982-1987, we received and typed 10,298 isolates from patients with invasive pneumococcal disease: 7,812 (76%) from blood and 2,486 (24%) from CSF. Of all isolates, 81% were recovered from individuals in Europe and 23% were from children. In order of frequency, S. pneumoniae types 6A + 6B, 14, 18C, 19F, 1, 7F, 23F, 19A, 4, and 5 were most commonly isolated from children, and types 3, 1, 14, 7F, 4, 6A + 6B, 8, 23F, 9V, and 19F, from adults. The pneumococcal types in the currently available 23-valent vaccine represented 87% of all isolates in this study, but the proportion of vaccine types varied somewhat with age and source. In all pneumococcal groups included in the vaccine, the vaccine types represented > 80% of the isolates, except in groups 6, 15, and 18.

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