Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serogroup 6 Isolates from IPD in Children and Adults in Germany
van der Linden M, Winkel N, Küntzel S, Farkas A, Perniciaro S, Reinert R, Imöhl M. Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serogroup 6 Isolates from IPD in Children and Adults in Germany. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e60848. PMID: 23593324, PMCID: PMC3621884, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseSerotypes 6BSerogroup 6 isolatesSerotypes 6ASerotype 6CChildhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccinationSerotype 6DPneumococcal conjugate vaccinationPneumococcal conjugate vaccineLow resistance ratesSerotype 6C isolatesConjugate vaccinationPCV periodPCV7 vaccinationPneumococcal diseaseConjugate vaccineMultilocus sequence typingChildhood vaccinationResistance ratesVaccinationPrevalenceSequence typingStatistical significanceAntibiotic resistanceSerotype 6D.