Abstract
Capsular types of pneumococci from normally sterile body sites of 1,622 patients in Brazil were analyzed. Of 1,477 isolates from cerebrospinal fluid, 76.1% were of types represented in the currently available pneumococcal vaccine. The importance of age, time, and place in determining the optimal formulation of pneumococcal vaccine is considered.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bacterial Vaccines
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / epidemiology
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / microbiology
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Middle Aged
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Pleural Diseases / microbiology
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Pneumococcal Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
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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*