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Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C among invasive and carriage isolates in metropolitan Salvador, Brazil, from 1996 to 2007

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 65; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.06.020

ISSN

1879-0070

Autores

Leila Carvalho Campos, Maria da Glória S. Carvalho, Bernard Beall, Soraia Machado Cordeiro, Daniele Takahashi, Mitermayer Galvão dos Reis, Albert I. Ko, Joice Neves Reis,

Tópico(s)

Respiratory viral infections research

Resumo

The newly described Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C accounted for 2.3% (16/709) of meningitis cases and 3.2% (3/95) of nasopharyngeal isolates from healthy individuals in Brazil. The strains were multidrug resistant (18.8%) and genetically diverse. Despite low serotype 6C prevalence, continuous surveillance is necessary to guide vaccine strategies.

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