Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Research
Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Associated with Death, South Africa, 2012–2018
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of patients with invasive pneumococcal disease, South Africa, 2012–2018*
Variable |
No. (%) patients |
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Total IPD cases, N = 4,272 |
Total <15 y, n = 1,095 |
Total >15 y, n = 3,177 |
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Year of specimen collection | |||
2012 | 792 (18.5) | 237 (21.6) | 555 (17.5) |
2013 | 679 (15.99) | 193 (17.6) | 486 (15.3) |
2014 | 601 (14.1) | 194 (17.7) | 407 (12.8) |
2015 | 603 (14.1) | 138 (12.6) | 465 (14.6) |
2016 | 585 (13.7) | 136 (12.4) | 449 (14.1) |
2017 | 553 (12.9) | 106 (9.7) | 447 (14.1) |
2018 |
459 (10.7) |
91 (8.3) |
368 (11.6) |
Province | |||
Eastern Cape | 272 (6.4) | 55 (5.0) | 217 (6.8) |
Free State | 221 (5.2) | 83 (7.6) | 138 (4.3) |
Gauteng | 1,636 (38.3) | 417 (38.1) | 1,219 (38.4) |
KwaZulu-Natal | 685 (16.0) | 180 (16.4) | 505 (15.9) |
Limpopo | 76 (1.8) | 20 (1.9) | 56 (1.8) |
Mpumalanga | 172 (4.0) | 33 (3.0) | 139 (4.4) |
Northern Cape | 214 (5.0) | 36 (3.3) | 178 (5.6) |
North West | 119 (2.8) | 26 (2.4) | 93 (2.9) |
Western Cape |
877 (20.5) |
245 (22.4) |
632 (19.9) |
Sex | |||
F | 2,184/4,267 (51.2) | 505/1,093 (46.2) | 1,679/3,174 (52.9) |
M | 2,083/4,267 (48.8) | 588/1,093 (53.8) | 1,495/3,174 (47.1) |
Unknown |
5/4,272 (0.1) |
2/1,095 (0.2) |
3/1,095 (0.1) |
Positive HIV status |
2,325/3,468 (67.0) |
318/905 (35.1) |
2,007/2,563 (78.3) |
Age group | |||
<1 y | 504 (11.8) | 504 (46.0) | NA |
1–4 y | 319 (7.5) | 319 (29.1) | NA |
5–14 y | 272 (6.4) | 272 (24.8) | NA |
15–24 y | 282 (6.6) | NA | 282 (8.9) |
25–44 y | 1,738 (40.7) | NA | 1738 (54.7) |
45–64 y | 917 (21.5) | NA | 917 (28.9) |
>65 y |
240 (5.6) |
NA |
240 (7.6) |
Race | |||
Black | 3,452/4,160 (83.0) | 939/1,066 (88.1) | 2,513/3,094 (81.2) |
All others | 708/4,160 (17.0) | 127/1,066 (11.9) | 581/3,094 (18.8) |
*Data from GERMS-SA (https://www.nicd.ac.za/germs) enhanced surveillance sites. NA, not applicable.