Characterization of invasive Pneumococci of serogroup 6 from adults in Barcelona, Spain, in 1994 to 2008

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jun;49(6):2328-30. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02545-10. Epub 2011 Mar 30.

Abstract

A total of 91 of 1,480 invasive isolates (6.1%) collected from adults in Barcelona, Spain, in the period of 1994 to 2008 were of serogroup 6 (6B, 47 isolates; 6A, 28; and 6C, 16). Throughout this period, serotype 6B (Spain(6B)-ST90) decreased, and serotype 6A remained stable. An increase in serotype 6C (ST224) in the 2004-2008 period was observed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Typing
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / pathology
  • Prevalence
  • Serotyping
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents