Research Article

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated from Clinical Samples in the Past 8 Years in Korea

Table 2

Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates by clinical specimens for disease invasiveness.

SpecimenNo. of isolates (%)

Invasive ()Blood33 (4.6)
CSF7 (1.0)
PF4 (0.6)
AF3 (0.4)
JF1 (0.1)
Bile1 (0.1)
Noninvasive ()Sputum608 (85.2)
Ear16 (2.2)
Eye3 (0.4)
Pus5 (0.7)
Urine6 (0.8)
Other27 (3.8)
Total714 (100)