Types of Pneumococcus

Types list: The list of types of Pneumococcus mentioned in various sources includes:

• Pneumococcal pneumonia
• Pneumococcal meningitis

Types discussion: More than 90 serotypes exist; of the pneumococci that cause invasive disease, 88% are serotypes included in the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine. In children <5 years old, over 80% invasive isolates are included in the 7-valent conjugate vaccine. ¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Streptococcus pneumoniae Disease: DBMD

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