Table 4.
Serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates causing invasive pneumococcal disease in children <5 years of age.
| Pneumococcal serotype | Inpatientsa Nc = 26 |
Outpatientsb N = 20 |
Total N = 46 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nd | % | n | % | n | % | |
| 1 | 4 | 15.4 | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 10.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 5 | 6 | 23.1 | 3 | 15.0 | 9 | 19.6 |
| 6B | 4 | 15.4 | 4 | 20.0 | 8 | 17.4 |
| 9V | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 11A | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 14 | 3 | 11.5 | 2 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.9 |
| 15 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 19A | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 19F | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 10.0 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 23F | 3 | 11.5 | 6 | 30.0 | 9 | 19.6 |
a
Hospitalized patients with at least one overnight stay in hospital before diagnosis.
b
Outpatients and patients brought to emergency room.
c
Total number of episodes.
d
Number (percentage) of episodes in the specified category.