Prevalence of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Healthy Children of 12-18 Months in 6 Cities, China

A nasopharyngeal swab sample approached via the nasal route was collected. Swab samples were inoculated directly on plates and transferred to local laboratory for culture and isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Percentage of participants in whom Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated is reported by site.

Categories are the serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. NO6A/NO6B belongs to Group 6 but is neither 6A nor 6B. NO23F belongs to Group 23 but is not 23F. NO19A/NO19F belongs to Group 19 but is neither 19A nor 19F. Serotypes G, H, D, I, E, F are results of latex agglutination test, and do not refer to a specific serotype; they cannot be further serotyped by the Quellung reaction. NO(Without capsule) includes all Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates that cannot be serotyped because of no capsule.

A nasopharyngeal swab sample approached via the nasal route was collected. Swab samples were inoculated directly on plates and transferred to local laboratory for culture and isolation of Haemophilus influenzae type B. Percentage of participants in whom Haemophilus influenzae type B was isolated is reported by site.

A nasopharyngeal swab sample approached via the nasal route was collected. Swab samples were inoculated directly on plates and transferred to local laboratory for culture and isolation of Moraxella catarrhalis. Percentage of participants in whom Moraxella catarrhalis was isolated is reported by site.

Categories are types of antibiotics. Penicillin (Old Criteria): Criteria of non-meningitis Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates resistant to penicillin were changed in Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute (CLSI) in 2008. Criteria in CLSI before 2008 were the old criteria.

Categories are types of antibiotics.

Categories are types of antibiotics.

Risk factors include age of mother bearing (less than or equal to [<=] 30 years versus [vs] more than [>] 30 years); household register (local vs nonlocal); mother's education level (illiteracy, elementary school, junior middle school, senior/vocational high school or technical, college/university vs postgraduate and above); family monthly income per capita (below 600 Chinese Renminbi [RMB], 600 RMB to 1999 RMB, 2000 RMB to 4999 RMB, 5000 RMB to 7999 RMB, 8000 RMB to 9999 RMB vs more than or equal to [>=] 10000 RMB); whether have brothers or sisters (yes vs no).

Risk factors include birth information (preterm vs full-term birth); household register (local vs nonlocal); feeding manners within 6 months (pure breast feeding, mixed feeding vs pure formula milk feeding); father's education level (illiteracy, elementary school, junior middle school, senior/vocational high school or technical, college/university vs postgraduate and above); living space per capita (continuous variables); vaccination history of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) (no vs yes).

Risk factors include birth information (preterm vs full-term birth); household register (local vs nonlocal); mother's education level (illiteracy, elementary school, junior middle school, senior/vocational high school or technical, college/university, vs postgraduate and above); whether have brothers or sisters (no vs yes).