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Table 2 Distribution of pneumococcal serotypes which caused meningitis by age group

From: An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among older children (≥5 years) and adults after the implementation of an infant vaccination programme with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ghana

Age Group

1

12 F

3

35B

6A/6B

7 F

aHigh Ct value

bNontypeable

cNot serotyped

Total

<1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

2

1–4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

3

5–14

8

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

20

30

15–29

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

17

31

30–59

5

3

1

1

0

0

0

0

6

16

>60

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

3

Unknown

12

3

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

19

Grand Total

38

6

1

2

1

1

3

7

45

104

  1. aThese CSF had a Ct value >32 and <36 for pneumococcal detection which is above the threshold for molecular serotyping
  2. bThe pneumococci could not be serotyped using molecular techniques which detect a limited panel of serotypes
  3. cThe CSF specimens and isolates were not available for serotyping
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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