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  • Title: Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence, serotype distribution, and resistance patterns among children on Lombok Island, Indonesia.
    Author: Soewignjo S, Gessner BD, Sutanto A, Steinhoff M, Prijanto M, Nelson C, Widjaya A, Arjoso S.
    Journal: Clin Infect Dis; 2001 Apr 01; 32(7):1039-43. PubMed ID: 11264032.
    Abstract:
    Few data exist on childhood pneumococcal carriage prevalence, serotype distribution, and resistance patterns for Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country. During August 1997, nasopharyngeal samples were collected from a population-based, island-wide sample of 484 healthy children (age, 0-25 months) from Lombok Island, Indonesia. Two hundred twenty-one pneumococcal isolates were identified, for a carriage prevalence of 48%; 66% of isolates were of serogroup or serotype 6, 23, 15, 33, or 12. All isolates were susceptible to penicillin and cefotaxime. Twelve percent of the isolates were nonsusceptible to sulfamethoxazole or chloramphenicol and 4% were nonsusceptible to both of these drugs. Nonsusceptible organisms were most frequently serogroup or serotype 6, 12, and 33. Lombok has a moderate pneumococcal carriage prevalence and a relatively low proportion of resistant isolates. At least 3 of the 5 most common serogroups and serotypes and 2 of the 3 most common nonsusceptible serogroups and serotypes are not included in the current 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
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