Table 2

The proportion of isolates belonging to each serotype according to the status of the individual.

Serotype
Index children (N, %)
Siblings (N, %)
Adult family members and day care employees (N, %)
Total (N, %)

18C
20 (15.2)
8 (22.2)
1 (2.9)
29 (14.3)
9V
18 (13.6)
1 (2.8)
6 (17.1)
25 (12.3)
3
21 (15.9)
1 (2.8)
1 (2.9)
23 (11.3)
19F
13 (9.8)
6 (16.7)
3 (8.6)
22 (10.8)
15B/C
14 (10.6)
5 (13.9)
2 (5.7)
21 (10.3)
11A
9 (6.8)
6 (16.7)
1 (2.9)
16 (7.9)
35F
7 (5.3)
1 (2.8)
3 (8.6)
11 (5.4)
19A
8 (6.1)
0 (0.0)
1 (2.9)
9 (4.4)
6B
1 (0.8)
5 (13.9)
2 (5.7)
8 (3.9)
14
4 (3.0)
0 (0.0)
4 (11.4)
8 (3.9)
22
5 (3.8)
0 (0.0)
2 (5.7)
7 (3.4)
Others*
12 (9.1)
3 (8.3)
0 (0.0)
15 (7.4)
Non-typables
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
9 (25.7)
9 (4.4)

Total
132 (100%)
36(100%)
35 (100%)
203 (100%)

The isolates originate from the main study ie. from the day care cohorts.

* Other types (total number of isolates): 33 (3), 38 (3), 6A (2), 9N (2), 10 (1), 16 (1), 18B (1), 35B (1) and 7 (1).

Leino et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:173   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-173