title: Serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid in Sweden.
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 7F, 14 and 33F, which cannot be detected by counterimmunoelectrophoresis constituted 19% of all strains.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000145:classification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000401:mortality; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification*; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines