Prevalence and Genetic Structures of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6D, South Korea

Authors :: Min Ja Kim
Jin A Lee
Eun Young Cho
Hoan Jong Lee
Chi Eun Oh
Eun Hwa Choi
Byung Wook Eun
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 11, Pp 1751-1753 (2010), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010.
Abstract: To determine prevalence and genetic structures of new serotype 6D strains of pneumococci, we examined isolates from diverse clinical specimens in South Korea during 1991–2008. Fourteen serotype 6D strains accounted for 10.4% of serogroup 6 pneumococci from blood, sputum, nasopharynx, and throat samples. Serotype 6D strains consisted of 3 sequence types.

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