Prevalence and Genetic Structures of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6D, South Korea

Abstract

To determine prevalence and genetic structures of new serotype 6D strains of pneumococci, we examined isolates from diverse clinical specimens in South Korea during 1991–2008. Fourteen serotype 6D strains accounted for 10.4% of serogroup 6 pneumococci from blood, sputum, nasopharynx, and throat samples. Serotype 6D strains consisted of 3 sequence types.

Keywords

• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• serotype
• epidemiology
• bacteria
• dispatch
• South Korea