Serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of streptococcus pneumoniae in Thailand 2002-2004

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Feb;25(2):176-8. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000199303.43096.3c.

Abstract

Information on pneumococcal isolates is limited in Asia. Among children younger than 5 years in rural Thailand, nasopharyngeal colonization was 60%, and 55% of carried and 62% of invasive isolates were serotypes in the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Nonsusceptibility was common among the serotypes included in the vaccine. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine might be a useful prevention tool in Thailand.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Carrier State / epidemiology*
  • Carrier State / microbiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasopharynx / microbiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Serotyping
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Thailand / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents