Table 1 Pneumococcal strains used in this study
From: Variation of growth characteristics of pneumococcus with environmental conditions
Source of isolate | Number of isolates | Country | Serotypes |
|---|---|---|---|
Invasive pneumococcal disease (sepsis, meningitis) | 40 | US (CDC) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 7C, 7F, 8, 9 N, 9 V, 10A, 10F, 11A, 11B, 12F, 13, 14, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15F, 17F, 18A, 18B, 18C, 19A, 19B, 20, 22F, 23F, 29, 31, 33F, 34, 35A, 35B, 37 |
2 | Hungary | 3, 6B/D | |
Pneumonia | 8 | Hungary | 3, 8, 10A, 15A, 19F, 35B, 43/45/38, NT |
Conjunctivitis | 16 | 3, 21, 31, 34, 42, 11A, 15A, 15B, 16F, 19A, 19F, 23A, NT | |
Carriage | 52 | Israel | 6B, 14, 15B/C, 19A, 19F, 23F, NT |
87 | Hungary | 1, 3, 8, 21, 31, 34, 38, 6A, 9 V, 10A, 11A, 15A, 15B/C, 16F, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22A, 22F, 23A, 23B, 23F, 24F, 28F, 35F | |
51 | Netherlands | 3, 27, 10A, 11A, 15B/C, 16F, 19A, 19F, 22A, 22F, 23B, 33F, 35B, 35F, NT | |
Laboratory-generated genetic variants | 4 | Various | TIGR4 (cps-, 5, 14, 19F), 603 (6B, cps-), CDC-10A (10A, cps-), CDC-15B (15B, cps-) |