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Table 2 S. pneumoniae serotypes carried in CAP patients and healthy controls

From: Nasopharyngeal carriage of individual Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes during pediatric radiologically confirmed community acquired pneumonia following PCV7 introduction in Switzerland

 

CAP

Healthy controls

p-value

Adjusted p-value*

(n=127)

(n=34)

 

(1)

(2)

SEROTYPES

  

0.43

0.47

0.6

Included in PCV 7

19 (14.9%)

3 (8.8%)

 

Included only in PCV 13 (6 serotypes)

41 (32.3%)

8 (23.5%)

Non vaccine type

50 (39.4%)

16 (47.1%)

Not determined

17 (13.4%)

7 (20.6%)

  1. * Chi-Square test adjusted by age, gender (1) and by age, gender and PCV7 vaccination status (2).