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. 2019 Jul;19(7):759–769. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30297-X

Table 3.

GPSCs causing non-VT IPD in the PCV13 era

Pooled incidence rate of non-VT IPD (95% CI)* Number of non-VT isolates Mechanism 1 Mechanism 2§ Penicillin resistance, n (%) Not susceptible to two or more classes of antibiotics, n (%)
Ten most prevalent GPSCs causing non-VT IPD in the PCV13 era
GPSC3 2·70 (1·34–5·42) 71 8 (South Africa) .. 4 (6%) 15 (21%)
GPSC19 0·89 (0·28–2·82) 21 .. .. 0 0
GPSC11 0·86 (0·06–12·61) 32 .. 19A→15B/C (Israel) 1 (3%) 1 (3%)
GPSC5 0·66 (0·27–1·62) 28 35B/D (Malawi) 23F→35B/D (South Africa) 26 (93%) 24 (86%)
GPSC38 0·65 (0·11–3·94) 17 .. .. 0 0
GPSC26 0·58 (0·21–1·58) 35 .. .. 0 35 (100%)
GPSC36 0·49 (0·20–1·22) 12 .. .. 0 0
GPSC48 0·48 (0·12–1·97) 11 .. .. 11 (100%) 7 (64%)
GPSC9 0·47 (0·05–4·00) 13 .. .. 13 (100%) 13 (100%)
GPSC7 0·42 (0·07–2·64) 10 .. .. 0 0
Other important GPSCs in the PCV13 era
GPSC59 0·32 (0·06–1·75) 13 35B/D (USA) .. 13 (100%) 10 (77%)
GPSC55 0·29 (0·00–80·15) 65 12F (Israel) .. 65 (100%) 0
GPSC168 0·22 (0·09–0·50) 5 15A (South Africa) .. 5 (100%) 5 (100%)
GPSC25 0·21 (0·03–1·40) 12 15B/C (South Africa) .. 0 0
GPSC6 0·16 (0·03–0·82) 8 .. 9V→15B/C (USA) 2 (25%) 2 (25%)
GPSC139 0·16 (0·00–8·87) 9 10B (Israel) .. 0 0
GPSC132 0·12 (0·01–1·04) 5 15B/C (USA) .. 5 (100%) 5 (100%)

Serotypes with a significantly higher invasive disease potential (odds ratio for invasiveness >1, p value <0·05)18 were 8, 19A, and 12F. Serotypes with a significantly lower invasive disease potential (odds ratio for invasiveness <1, p value <0·05) were 15A, 15B/C, 23B, 21, and 35B. VT=vaccine serotype. IPD=invasive pneumococcal disease. PCV=pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. GPSC=Global Pneumococcal Sequence Cluster.

*

Calculated for Israel, South Africa, and the USA, where annual incidence of IPD was available; data are per 100 000 children.

Number of isolates from all six countries in the PCV13 period.

Increase in disease caused by non-VT GPSCs (ie, those expressing >50% non-vaccine serotypes in the pre-PCV13 period) in incidence for Israel, South Africa, and the USA, and in prevalence for Hong Kong, Malawi, and The Gambia.

§

Increase in non-VT component within VT-GPSCs (ie, those expressing ≥50% vaccine serotype in the pre-PCV period); data are presented as predominant serotype in the pre-PCV period → predominant serotype in the PCV13 period (country).

Significant increase was observed only between the PCV7 and PCV13 periods.