Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 82 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease in Salvador, Brazil, from July 2010 through December 2013.
| Demographic and clinical characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| <2 years | 14 (17.1) |
| <5 years | 25 (30.5) |
| ≥5 years | 57 (69.5) |
| Hospital | |
| HCM | 55 (67.1) |
| CPPHO | 8 (9.8) |
| SINPEL | 19 (23.1) |
| Sterile site of S. pneumoniae isolation | |
| Blood | 20 (24.4) |
| CSF | 45 (54.9) |
| Blood and CSF | 17 (20.7) |
| Clinical syndrome of pneumococcal disease | |
| Meningitis | 64 (78.1) |
| Pneumonia | 12 (14.6) |
| Bacteraemia | 6 (7.3) |