Serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in patients aged 50 years or older in Thailand

• Main Authors: Somporn Srifuengfung, Wanatpreeya Phongsamart, Chanwit Tribuddharat, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Pimpha Rungnobhakhun, Suwandee Sapcharoen, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34081

As the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) has been approved for use in adults aged 50 y and older, we evaluated vaccine-serotype coverage rate in Thai adult patients with invasive pneumococcal infections before the vaccine was widely used. Of the 157 S. pneumoniae isolates from normal...