Volume 23, Number 7—July 2017
Research
Concurrent Infection with Hepatitis C Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae
Thomas J. Marrie, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Sumit R. Majumdar, and Dean T. Eurich1
Table 3
Ten most common Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes causing IPD in HCV-positive and HCV-negative patients, Alberta, Canada, 2000–2014*
| Rank | Serotype | HCV-positive, no. (%) | HCV-negative, no. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 67 (18.9) | 210 (7.3) |
| 2 | 4 | 38 (10.7) | 268 (9.3) |
| 3 | 8 | 25 (7.0) | 236 (8.1) |
| 4 | 3 | 22 (6.2) | 197 (6.8) |
| 5 | 12F | 20 (5.6) | 83 (2.9) |
| 6 | 20 | 17 (4.8) | 84 (2.9) |
| 7 | 9N | 17 (4.8) | 80 (2.8) |
| 8 | 11A | 11 (3.1) | 86 (3.0) |
| 9 | 22F | 11 (3.1) | 209 (7.2) |
| 10 | 9V | 7 (2.0) | 87 (3.0) |
| Total | NA | 235 (66.2) | 1, 540 (53.3) |
*HCV, hepatitis C virus; IPD, invasive pneumococcal disease; NA, not applicable.
1All authors contributed equally to this article.
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