Epidemiology, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae Associated with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in British Columbia - A Call to Strengthen Public Health Pneumococcal Immunization Programs

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study examined the epidemiology, antibiotic susceptibility and serotype distribution of Streptococcuspneumoniae associated with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in British Columbia.