Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive childhood infections in Bangladesh, 1992 to 1995.
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.
Saha
S K
SK
Department of Microbiology, Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital, Bangladesh.
Rikitomi
N
N
Biswas
D
D
Watanabe
K
K
Ruhulamin
M
M
Ahmed
K
K
Hanif
M
M
Matsumoto
K
K
Sack
R B
RB
Nagatake
T
T
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
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines