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Epidemiological characteristic of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes from patients with invasive pneumococcal disease in the Russian Federation

Objective. To characterize spectrum of S. pneumoniae serotypes isolated from patients with invasive pneumococcal infection in the Russian Federation. Materials and Methods. The serotype identification of 93 S. pneumoniae isolates obtained from blood and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with various forms of invasive pneumococcal disease was performed using whole-genome sequencing. PCV-13, PCV-15, PCV-20 and PPV-23 coverage of circulated serotypes was estimated using descriptive statistics. Results. The study included 93 S.