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. 2011 Jun;17(6):1107-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid/1706.101404.

Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in children, Malawi, 2004-2006

Jennifer E Cornick  1 , Dean B Everett, Caroline Broughton, Brigitte B Denis, Daniel L Banda, Enitan D Carrol, Christopher M Parry
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Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in children, Malawi, 2004-2006

Jennifer E Cornick et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

Of 176 invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from children in Malawi, common serotypes were 1 (23%), 6A/B (18%), 14 (6%), and 23F (6%). Coverage with the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was 39%; PCV10 and PCV13 increased coverage to 66% and 88%, respectively. We found chloramphenicol resistance in 27% of isolates and penicillin nonsusceptibility in 10% (by using meningitis breakpoints); all were ceftriaxone susceptible.

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