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

摘要

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