Pneumococcal colonization in healthy adult research participants in the conjugate vaccine era, United Kingdom, 2010—2017

  • Hugh Adler
  • , Elissavet Nikolaou
  • , Katherine Gould
  • , Jason Hinds
  • , Andrea Collins
  • , Victoria Connor
  • , Caz Hales
  • , Helen Hill
  • , Angela D. Hyder-Wright
  • , Seher R. Zaidi
  • , Esther German
  • , Jenna F. Gritzfeld
  • , Elena Mitsi
  • , Sherin Pojar
  • , Stephen Gordon
  • , Adam Roberts
  • , Jamie Rylance
  • , Daniela Ferreira

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Abstract

Pneumococcal colonization is rarely studied in adults, except as part of family surveys. We report the outcomes of colonization screening in healthy adults (non-smokers without major comorbidities or contact with children under five years) who had volunteered to take part in clinical research. Using nasal wash culture, we detected colonization in 6.5% (52/795) of volunteers. Serotype 3 was the commonest serotype (10/52). The majority of the remainder (35/52) were non-vaccine serotypes, but we also identified persistent circulation of serotypes 19A and 19F. Resistance to at least one of six antibiotics tested was found in 8/52 isolates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1989-1993
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volume219
Issue number12
Early online date28 Jan 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2019

Keywords

  • Drug resistance
  • Herd immunity
  • Microbial
  • Nasal washing
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae

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