Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Isolated from Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid in Sweden
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 18 (1) , 45-48
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548609032305
Abstract
215 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from blood or cerebrospinal fluid at 3 different laboratories in Sweden were serotyped by coagglutination and subtyped by the capsular reaction test. 78% of the strains belonged to serotypes which are included in or completely cross-immunogenic with serotypes included in the 14-valent vaccine while serotypes included in the 23-valent vaccine covered 89% of the isolates. Types 7 F, 14 and 33F, which cannot be detected by counterimmunoelectrophoresis constituted 19% of all strains.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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