DISTRIBUTION OF SEROTYPES OF STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE ISOLATED FROM INVASIVE INFECTIONS OVER A 16-YEAR PERIOD IN THE GREATER SAO-PAULO AREA, BRAZIL

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作者
BRANDILEONE, MCDC
VIEIRA, VSD
ZANELLA, RC
LANDGRAF, IM
MELLES, CEDA
TAUNAY, AD
DEMORAES, JC
AUSTRIAN, R
机构
[1] CTR EPIDEMIOL VIGILANCE SAO PAULO STATE, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
[2] UNIV PENN, SCH MED, DEPT MED RES, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 USA
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10.1128/JCM.33.10.2789-2791.1995
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Capsular types of pneumococci from normally sterile body sites of 1,622 patients in Brazil were analyzed. Of 1,477 isolates from cerebrospinal fluid, 76.1% were of types represented in the currently available pneumococcal vaccine. The importance of age, time, and place in determining the optimal formulation of pneumococcal vaccine is considered.
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