Table 3

 Serogroup distribution of S pneumoniae among isolates from children with IPD in each decade, according to the serogroups present in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

Serogroups included in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccinesNumber of isolates (%)
1980–891990–99
(n = 91)(n = 135)
7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PCV7
1416(18)34(25)
67(8)22(16)
1913(14)15(11)
239(10)10(8)
187(8)9(7)
44(4)7(5)
93(3)4(3)
Subtotal59(65)101(75)
9-valent vaccine, PCV9 = PCV7 + the following serogroups
19(10)13(10)
51(1)2(1)
Subtotal10(11)15(11)
11-valent vaccine, PCV11 = PCV9 + the following serogroups
34(4)4(3)
79(10)1(1)
Subtotal:13(14)5(4)
Non-vaccine serogroups 9(10)14(10)
Total 91(100)135(100)