Aetiology of paediatric pneumonia with effusion in the Dominican Republic and the potential impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

Table 2 Serotypes detected in children with pneumococcal pneumonia with effusion, n = 61^a

Serotype	n	(%)
14	20	(32.8)
1	13	(21.3)
3	12	(19.7)
6A/6B^b	6	(9.8)
23F	3	(4.9)
19A^c	3	(4.9)
15B/15C^b	2	(3.3)
5^c	1	(1.6)
9V/9A^b	1	(1.6)
Not typeable for 40 serotypes by PCR	1	(1.6)

PCR, polymerase chain reaction
^aAmong 62 case-patients with Streptococcus pneumoniae detected in the pleural fluid, 61 had specimens available for serotyping
^bSerotyping by PCR does not distinguish between the following serotypes within the same serogroup: 6A and 6B, 15B and 15C, 9V and 9A
^cIncludes one co-infection with serotypes 19A and 5

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