Streptococci and the Host pp 273-274 | Cite as
Serotype Distribution of Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from a Delhi Hospital
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) is an important human pathogen causing life threatening invasive infections such as community acquired pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis with high morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries in children and adults. Although the prevalence of various serotypes of SP among children and adults in Europe and United States is widely investigated very little is known about the strains isolated from other populations especially in developing countries1. The currently available vaccines are prepared from pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides and immune response and protection are group/type specific3. Hence determination of serotype distribution of the pneumoccal strains as well as their association with different infections is very important for estimating the efficiency of the currently available pneumococcal vaccines2, 4. The aim of the present study was to find out the prevalence of the serogroups/types in children and adults in various clinical samples.
Keywords
Clinical Sample Clinical Isolate Streptococcus Pneumoniae Pneumococcal Vaccine Pneumococcal MeningitisReferences
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