title: Baseline epidemiology and genetic structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6D in southern Israel prior to introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
abstract: We characterized Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6D from among previously identified S. pneumoniae serotype 6B strains from Jewish and Bedouin children in southern Israel during a decade before vaccination. S. pneumoniae serotype 6D isolates constituted 6.7% of the presumed S. pneumoniae serotype 6B isolates. S. pneumoniae serotype 6D strains belonged to 20 sequence types that were differentially distributed between the two ethnic groups.
authors: Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. npurat@bgu.ac.il
authors: Nurith
authors: N
authors: Porat
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Benisty
authors: Ronit
authors: R
authors: Trefler
authors: Doreen
authors: D
authors: Ozalvo
authors: Noga
authors: N
authors: Givon-Lavi
authors: Ron
authors: R
authors: Dagan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014611:Vaccination; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate