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- Title
Changes in Serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae After the Introduction of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine in a Homogenous Population on Jeju Island.
- Authors
Jeong Rae Yoo; Sang Taek Heo; Hyunjoo Oh; Suhyun Oh; Young Ree Kim; Keun Hwa Lee
- Abstract
We compared the serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae between the pre-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)13 era and post-PCV13 era among homogenous inhabitants of an isolated South Korean island. A total of 325 S. pneumoniae strains were isolated. In the pre-PCV13 era, 19A/F, 15A/F, 19B, and 23A serotypes were identified. In the post-PCV13 era, 15 serotypes were identified. The 19F and 23A serotypes showed the highest prevalence in the pre- and post-PCV13 era, respectively. After PCV13 introduction, the PCV 13 serotype coverage rate was decreased (80.0% and 30.5% in the pre- and post-PCV13 eras, respectively), while the proportion of non-PCV 13 serotypes increased.
- Subjects
CHEJU Island (Korea); SOUTH Korea; PNEUMOCOCCAL vaccines; STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae; ISLANDS; SEROTYPES
- Publication
Infection & Chemotherapy, 2019, Vol 51, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
2093-2340
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3947/ic.2019.51.1.67