Test of a Novel Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6C Type Specific Polyclonal Antiserum (Factor Antiserum 6d) and Characterisation of Serotype 6C Isolates in Denmark

Table 3 Sequence types (STs) and clonal complexes (CCs) of serotype 6C

2007-2008 is olates
Number of isolates, n	ST	CC (founder)*	ST Antimicrobial resistance profile (n)	ST has been found in serotypes (countries)^#	CC has been found in serotypes (countries)^#
10	1692	395		6A (UK, Switzerland) 6C (Portugal)	6A (UK, U.S.) 6C (Portugal, Italy)
6	386	386	PEN, ERY, CLI, TET (3) ERY, CLI, TET (3)	6B (Portugal, Italy, Lebanon, Germany)	6B (Portugal, Italy, Lebanon, Germany)
5	481	460		6A (Finland)	6A (UK, U.S., France)
3	1379	1600	ERY (1)	6A (Sweden, U.S.) 6C (U.S., Australia)	6A (UK, U.S.)
1	398	473		6A (UK)	6A (UK, U.S., France, Greece, Australia, Germany) 6B (Australia, Hungary) 6C (U.S.)
1	600	600		6A (Polan) 6C (Australia)	6A (Polan) 6C (Australia)
1	1714	395		6A (UK) 6C (Portugal) 23F (Norway)	6A (UK, U.S.) 6C (Portugal, Italy)
Old isolates
1	2185	2185		6A (Polan) 6C (Portugal)	6A (Polan) 6C (Portugal)
1	3029	3304		6A (U.S.)	4 (The Gambia)
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* in accordance to eBURST using the complete MLST database and a minimum similarity of six identical loci
^#information in accordance to the http://www.mlst.net accessed 26. June 2010
Sequence types (STs) and clonal complexes (CCs) of serotype 6C isolates from Denmark in relation to those found previously in other countries.

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