Abstract
We genotyped Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C (Sp6C) isolates collected from Jewish and Bedouin children in southern Israel during the decade before vaccination. Sp6C constituted 8.2% of the presumed Sp6A isolates. All of the Sp6C clonal clusters were associated with serogroup 6, mainly Sp6A. Different clonal distributions were found in the two subpopulations.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Child, Preschool
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Cluster Analysis
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Ethnicity
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Israel / epidemiology
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Molecular Typing*
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Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Serotyping
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification