Table 3 Serotype distribution of pneumococcal meningitis isolates in Germany among children <16 years, adults ≥16 years, and the overall population (2007/08-2009/10, n = 750)
Serotype | Percent of isolates, children | Percent of isolates, adults | P value | Percent of isolates, overall | No of isolates, overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7F | 16.7 | 6.9 | 0.0001 | 9.6 | 74 |
18C | 7.9 | 2.5 | 0.0011 | 4.0 | 31 |
1 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 0.0149 | 4.0 | 31 |
14 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.1817 | 3.3 | 25 |
3 | 4.8 | 12.8 | 0.0007 | 10.2 | 78 |
6A | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.8593 | 5.1 | 39 |
6B | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.0100 | 2.1 | 16 |
22F | 4.4 | 6.3 | 0.3927 | 5.6 | 43 |
19A | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.7066 | 4.6 | 35 |
15C | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.0288 | 2.1 | 16 |
10A | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.4487 | 4.4 | 34 |
19F | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.1081 | 3.9 | 30 |
23F | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.4908 | 3.0 | 23 |
8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.8052 | 2.5 | 19 |
12F | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.8052 | 2.5 | 19 |
15B | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.4595 | 2.6 | 20 |
23A | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.4569 | 2.5 | 19 |
9N | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.2992 | 2.3 | 18 |
17F | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3740 | 0.8 | 6 |
33F | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.7640 | 1.7 | 13 |
9V | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.2484 | 1.8 | 14 |
6C | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.1126 | 2.2 | 17 |
35B | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7305 | 1.2 | 9 |
4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.1232 | 1.7 | 13 |
11A | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.1196 | 1.6 | 12 |
23B | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.1196 | 1.6 | 12 |
5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0000 | 0.1 | 1 |
2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0000 | 0.0 | 0 |
20 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5575 | 0.4 | 3 |
others | 13.2 | 9.6 | 0.1564 | 10.4 | 80 |