Journal of Immunology Research

Research Article

Assessment of Postvaccine Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Patients with Asplenia, including an Analysis of Its Impact on Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Incidence of Infections

Table 2

Analysis of the microbiological flora isolated from the upper respiratory tract (nose and pharynx) before the vaccination planned (0m) and 1–2 months after vaccination (Im).
The group A ()The group B ()The group C ()
 The nose
The species0mIm0mIm0mIm
S. aureus3/15%1/5%4/20%4/20%1/10%1/10%
E. coli1/5%—————
S. marcescens1/5%—————
E. cloacae————1/10%—
Sum5/25%1/5%4/20%4/20%2/20%1/10%
 The pharynx
S. aureus3/15%2/10%4/20%2/10%2/20%—
S. pneumoniae1/5%1/5%2/10%   
S. pyogenes3/15%—1/5%——1/10%
S. agalactiae1/5%—————
S. constellatus——1/5%———
Enterococcus spp.3/15%—2/10%———
S. marcescens1/5%— ———
S. odorifera——1/5%———
P. aeruginosa1/5%—————
A. hydrophila1/5%—————
C. albicans1/5%1/5%2/10%2/10%1/10%—
C. glabrata——1/5%———
Sum15/75%4/20%14/70%4/20%3/30%1/10%