title: Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive childhood infections in Bangladesh, 1992 to 1995.
abstract: One hundred sixty-five invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae strains were isolated from children under five at Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital during the period 1992 to 1995. Ninety-four strains were from cerebrospinal fluid, and 71 were from blood. More than 91% of the strains were isolated from patients aged 24 months or less. Predominant serotypes were, in descending order 7F, 12F, 14, 15B, 18, 5, and 22A. These comprised 70% of all isolates. The marked differences in serotype distribution in different countries indicate the need for a sentinel surveillance study for the countries of South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, China, India, and Pakistan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rikitomi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruhulamin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanif
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Sack
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatake
mesh_terms: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines