Skip to main content

Table 4 Serotype distribution of invasive group B streptococci isolates in the present study compared with two previous studies in the same region

From: Serotypes of group B streptococci in western Sweden and comparison with serotypes in two previous studies starting from 1988

 

Neonates and infants

Adults

Berg et al. [15]

Persson et al. [16]

Present study

Berg et al. [15]

Persson et al. [16]

Present study

Serotype

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

Ia

14

(18)

5

(10)

17

(18)

4

(6)

10

(9)

34

(11)

Ib

2

(3)

2

(4)

5

(6)

15

(23)

10

(9)

45

(14)

II

4

(5)

1

(2)

5

(6)

10

(15)

7

(6)

29

(9)

III

48

(62)

30

(60)

44

(48)

19

(29)

28

(25)

62

(20)

IV

2

(3)

1

(2)

2

(2)

1

(2)

8

(7)

14

(4)

V

7

(9)

11

(22)

15

(16)

14

(21)

47

(42)

124

(39)

VII

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

1

(1)

VIII

0

(0)

0

(0)

3

(1)

0

(0)

0

(0)

1

(1)

IX

0

(0)

0

(0)

7

(2)

0

(0)

0

(0)

2

(2)

Non-typeable

1

(1)

0

(0)

0

(0)

3

(5)

1

(1)

0

(0)

  1. The present study covers a longer time span than the two previous, which explains the increased number of cases