Smith D D, Chan R
Med J Aust. 1980 Mar 22;1(6):266-8.
At The Prince of Wales Hospital, 357 pneumococci isolated in the laboratory from September, 1973, to May, 1974, and 268 pneumococci isolated from June to November, 1979, were serotyped. The pneumococci were isolated from patients and carriers in the hospital and in general practice. The type distribution resembled that described by Hansman regarding 1247 pneumococci isolated from 1965 to 1969. In each of the periods, the same seven predominant types--19, 23, 6, 3, 9, 11 and 15--were isolated in almost exactly the same order of frequency. Of the "epidemic" types--1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 12--only type 12 was not isolated in the present study. This information may be of value in the choice of components for an appropriate polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine for susceptible children and adults in Australia.
在威尔士亲王医院，对1973年9月至1974年5月间实验室分离出的357株肺炎球菌以及1979年6月至11月间分离出的268株肺炎球菌进行了血清分型。这些肺炎球菌是从医院患者和带菌者以及普通诊所中分离得到的。其型别分布与汉斯曼所描述的1965年至1969年间分离出的1247株肺炎球菌的型别分布相似。在每个时间段内，相同的七种主要型别——19、23、6、3、9、11和15——被分离出来，且频率顺序几乎完全相同。在“流行”型别——1、2、4、5、7和12——中，本研究仅未分离出12型。该信息对于为澳大利亚易感儿童和成人选择合适的多价肺炎球菌疫苗的成分可能具有价值。
