Research Article

Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Carriage among HIV-Infected Individuals in the Conjugate Vaccine Era: A Study in Southern Ghana

Table 2

Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in HIV/AIDS patients of different age categories.

Age CategoryFrequency/TotalCarriage Prevalence ()

<5years7/3718.9
5-10years14/3935.9
11-20years5/2222.7
21-30years2/219.5
31-40years4/429.5
41-50years4/527.7
51-60years1/244.2
61-70years0/60
71-80years0/20