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Table 3 Case:Carrier ratios in the UK

From: Dynamic models of pneumococcal carriage and the impact of the Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease

Age group (yrs)

VT

NVT

NVT/VT

0

0.00018

0.00033

1.85

1-4

0.00005

0.00005

0.90

5-14

0.00001

0.00001

1.77

15-24

0.00001

0.00002

2.48

25-44

0.00002

0.00007

3.62

45-64

0.00006

0.00017

2.81

65-74

0.00012

0.00029

2.30

75+

0.00039

0.00064

1.67

  1. Age-specific Case:Carrier ratios for vaccine and non-vaccine serotypes by age groups in the UK