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. 2014 Mar;20(3):228-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2013.11.008. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Serotype 35B Streptococcus pneumoniae, Japan, 2002-2012

Kei Kasahara  1 , Yuko Komatsu  2 , Akira Koizumi  3 , Bin Chang  4 , Makoto Ohnishi  4 , Tetsuro Muratani  5 , Keiiichi Mikasa  2
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Serotype 35B Streptococcus pneumoniae, Japan, 2002-2012

Kei Kasahara et al. J Infect Chemother. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Among 641 pneumococcal isolates recovered from 2002 to 2012 in Japan, 19 (3.0%) were serotype 35B. Twelve of the 19 were ST558 (single-locus variant of Utah35B-24-ST377) and seven were ST2755. Continuous monitoring of serotypes and their clonal association is important, especially in Japan where PCV7 was licensed only in 2010.

Keywords: Pneumococcal vaccine; Serotype replacement; Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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