Table 2 Distribution of capsular types among 121 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates recovered from the nasopharynx of children living in a large metropolitan area in Southeastern Brazil
Day care center (n=61) | Pediatric hospital (n=60) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Serotypes | No. (%) | Serotypes | No. (%) |
6B | 14 (23.0) | 19F | 13 (21.7) |
15C | 8 (13.1) | 6A | 8 (13.3) |
17F | 6 (9.8) | 14 | 7 (11.7) |
6A | 4 (6.6) | 23F | 7 (11.7) |
11A | 4 (6.6) | 6B | 5 (8.3) |
14 | 4 (6.6) | 16F | 4 (6.7) |
6C | 3 (4.9) | 10A | 2 (3.3) |
19A | 3 (4.9) | 15C | 2 (3.3) |
23B | 3 (4.9) | 23A | 2 (3.3) |
15A | 2 (3.3) | Othersb | 9 (15.0) |
19F | 2 (3.3) | NT | 1 (1.7) |
Othersa | 5 (8.2) | ||
NT | 3 (4.9) | ||