TABLE 5.
Serotype distribution and resistance genes identified in S. pneumoniae isolates from children
| Resistance classa | No. of isolates (%) with pneumococcal serotypeb:
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| 3 | 4 | 6A | 6B | 9V | 10 | 14 | 15 | 18C | 19F | 23A | 23F | Other | Total | |
| PSSP | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 (13.8) | |||||
| PISP (pbp2x) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 (18.9) | ||||
| PISP (pbp2b) | 2 | 2 (1.4) | ||||||||||||
| PISP (pbp2x+2b) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 (6.5) | |||||||||
| PISP (pbp1a+2x) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 (14.5) | |||||||
| PRSP (pbp1a+2x+2b) | 6 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 62 (44.9) | |||||||
| Total | 7 (5.1) | 7 (5.1) | 14 (10.1) | 35 (25.4) | 7 (5.1) | 2 (1.4) | 12 (8.7) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 23 (16.7) | 2 (1.4) | 20 (14.5) | 7 (5.1) | 138 |
a
As determined by PCR.
b
No examples of serotypes 7F and 22 were detected.