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Distribution of pneumococcal serotypes, as proportions of all isolates, according to sampling period (539 isolates in 2006 and 563 isolates in 2008). Statistically significant differences in serotype-specific proportional carriage (P < 0.05; Fisher's exact tests) are indicated by asterisks.