Distribution of Unique Pneumococcal StrainsAmong 264 Children in 8 Day Care CentersBeer-Sheva, Israel: 10/96 – 2/97

Day Care Center (% carrying strain at least once)

Serotype Resistance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

6A Pen, Em -- 45 -- 8 19 9 -- 3

15 S 31 -- 8 -- -- -- 13 5

15 Pen -- 3 28 -- 3 -- -- 3

19F Pen, Em, -- -- -- -- -- 15 -- --

T-S, Tet

19F Tet -- -- -- -- 22 -- -- --

23A S -- -- 3 -- 9 -- -- 21

23B S -- -- -- 16 -- -- -- --

Pen, penicillin; Em, erythromycin; T-S, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; Tet, tetracycline; S, susceptible to all

Givon-Lavi et al. Clin Infect Dis 1999;29:1274

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