title: Survey of pneumococcal types in Israel, 1978-81.
abstract: The most common capsular types of Streptococcus pneumoniae that prevailed among 436 cultures isolated in Israel (1978 through 1981) were: 1, 14, 6B, 23F, 19A and 5. Among the 301 isolates from significant sources, 66.1% belonged to 14 capsular types that are included in available pneumococcal vaccines. Among those that were not included in these vaccines, the most frequent types were: 5, 19A and 6B. The addition of these three capsular polysaccharide types to the vaccine used in Israel would result in a vaccine coverage of approximately 85%.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*