TABLE 1.
Serotypes and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of S. pneumoniae isolates used to test long-term viability on DE and CABS media
| Serotype | No. of isolates tested | Antibiotic susceptibilitya |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Susceptible |
| 2 | T | |
| 1 | CT | |
| 3 | 1 | Susceptible |
| 5 | 7 | T |
| 1 | P | |
| 6 | 4 | Susceptible |
| 7 | 1 | CT |
| 13 | 1 | Susceptible |
| 1 | P | |
| 14 | 2 | Susceptible |
| 2 | P | |
| 2 | PCT | |
| 1 | PTR | |
| 16 | 1 | PT |
| 18 | 1 | Susceptible |
| 19f | 2 | Susceptible |
| 3 | P | |
| 23f | 1 | P |
| 3 | PCT | |
| 2 | PCTR |
a
P, penicillin resistant; T, tetracycline resistant; C, chloramphenicol resistant; R, rifampin resistant. Susceptibility was based on National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards criteria for microtiter dilution (7).