Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C among invasive and carriage isolates in metropolitan Salvador, Brazil, from 1996 to 2007

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Respiratory Diseases Branch. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, United States of America
Respiratory Diseases Branch. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, United States of America
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

The newly described Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C accounted for 2.3% (16/709) of meningitis cases and 3.2% (3/95) of nasopharyngeal isolates from healthy individuals in Brazil. The strains were multidrug resistant (18.8%) and genetically diverse. Despite low serotype 6C prevalence, continuous surveillance is necessary to guide vaccine strategies.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Serotype 6C
Epidemiology
Meningitis
Carriage

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Infecções Pneumocócicas
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Portador Sadio
Técnica de Tipagem Bacteriana
sões Digitais de DNA
Meningite
Criança
Prevalência

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CAMPOS, L. C. et al. Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C among invasive and carriage isolates in metropolitan Salvador, Brazil, from 1996 to 2007. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, v. 65, n. 2, p. 112–115, 2009.

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10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.06.020

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0732-8893

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