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Table 2 The proportion of isolates belonging to each serotype according to the status of the individual.

From: Clustering of serotypes in a longitudinal study of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in three day care centres

Serotype

Index children (N, %)

Siblings (N, %)

Adult family members and day care employees (N, %)

Total (N, %)

18C

20 (15.2)

8 (22.2)

1 (2.9)

29 (14.3)

9V

18 (13.6)

1 (2.8)

6 (17.1)

25 (12.3)

3

21 (15.9)

1 (2.8)

1 (2.9)

23 (11.3)

19F

13 (9.8)

6 (16.7)

3 (8.6)

22 (10.8)

15B/C

14 (10.6)

5 (13.9)

2 (5.7)

21 (10.3)

11A

9 (6.8)

6 (16.7)

1 (2.9)

16 (7.9)

35F

7 (5.3)

1 (2.8)

3 (8.6)

11 (5.4)

19A

8 (6.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.9)

9 (4.4)

6B

1 (0.8)

5 (13.9)

2 (5.7)

8 (3.9)

14

4 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (11.4)

8 (3.9)

22

5 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

2 (5.7)

7 (3.4)

Others*

12 (9.1)

3 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

15 (7.4)

Non-typables

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

9 (25.7)

9 (4.4)

Total

132 (100%)

36(100%)

35 (100%)

203 (100%)

  1. The isolates originate from the main study ie. from the day care cohorts.
  2. * Other types (total number of isolates): 33 (3), 38 (3), 6A (2), 9N (2), 10 (1), 16 (1), 18B (1), 35B (1) and 7 (1).