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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 1969-1971, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00620-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Children Hospitalized for Acute Respiratory Illnesses in Hong Kong{triangledown}

Margaret Ip,1* E. Anthony S. Nelson,2 Edmund S. C. Cheuk,1 Rita Y. T. Sung,1 Albert Li,2 Helen Ma,1 and Paul K. S. Chan1

Department of Microbiology,1 Department of Paediatrics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong2

Received 21 March 2007/ Accepted 22 March 2007

Five hundred nineteen Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from nasopharyngeal aspirates of 3,157 children (age, <16 years) participating in a respiratory surveillance study in Hong Kong in 2005 and 2006 indicated that 64.9% and 37.2% of the isolates were not susceptible to penicillin and cefotaxime, respectively. The rate of potential coverage by the seven-valent conjugate vaccine was 72.3%, and the rate increased to 74.6% for serogroup-specific types.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. Phone: (852) 2632 1265. Fax: (852) 2647 3227. E-mail: margaretip{at}cuhk.edu.hk

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 4 April 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 1969-1971, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00620-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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