Table 1.
Frequency and site of isolation of different S. pneumoniae serogroups/serotypes isolated from 86 specimens during 78 episodes of invasive diseases in Riyadh, 2000–2001.
| Serogroup/serotype | No. of Isolates (%) | Specimen | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | CSF | Others | |||
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| 6 | 12 (15.4) | 11 | 3 | 1 (bone) | 15 |
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| 19 | 12 (15.4) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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| 1 | 8 (10.3) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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| 15 | 8 (10.3) | 8 | 1 | 1 (SYNF) | 10 |
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| 14 | 6 (7.7) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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| 23 | 6 (7.7) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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| 3 | 3 (3.8) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| 7 | 3 (3.8) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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| 18 | 3 (3.8) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| 22 | 3 (3.8) | 2 | 1 | 1 (PF) | 4 |
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| 4 | 2 (2.6) | 1 | 1 | 1 (SYNF) | 3 |
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| 5 | 1 (1.3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 9 | 1 (1.3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 10 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 11 | 1 (1.3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 12 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 13 | 1 (1.3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Group B | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Non typeable | 5 (6.4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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| Total | 78 | 71 | 11 | 4 | 86 |
SYNF: Synovial fluid, PF: Peritoneal fluid