Penicillin resistance and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniaein Ghanaian children less than six years of age

Table 1 Carriage rate of S. pneumoniae , by age group, in children ≤6 years attending nurseries and kindergartens in Accra and Tamale, Ghana

Age group (months)	Accra			Carriage of two distinct serotypesTamale
Age group (months)	Total number of children	Number of children with carriage of S. pneumoniae(%) [95% CI]	Number of children with multiple serotypes (%)	Total number of children	Number of children with carriage of S. pneumoniae(%) [95% CI]	Number of children with multiple serotypes (%)
0-11	4	4 (100)	2 (50)	3	2 (67)	0
0-11	4	(40-100%)	2 (50)	3	(13-98%)	0
12-23	33	20 (61)	1 (3)	40	16 (40)	0
12-23	33	(42-77%)	1 (3)	40	(25-57%)	0
24-35	71	30 (42)	3 (4)	66	21 (32)	0
24-35	71	(31-55%)	3 (4)	66	(21-44%)	0
36-47	135	46 (34)	4 (3)	132	43 (33)	2 (1)
36-47	135	(26-43%)	4 (3)	132	(25-41%)	2 (1)
48-59	158	35 (22)	0	184	48 (26)	2 (1)
48-59	158	(16-29%)	0	184	(20-33%)	2 (1)
Unknown	20	8 (40)	0	2	1 (50)	0
Unknown	20	(19-64%)	0	2	(1-99%)	0
Total	421	143 (34)	10 (2)	427	131 (31)	4 (1)
Total	421	(30-39%)	10 (2)	427	(26-35%)	4 (1)

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