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This study was conducted to establish <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>pneumoniae<\/jats:italic> baseline prevalence, serotype distribution, and antibiotic resistance patterns in healthy children aged 2 to 59 months and adults \u226560 years of age prior to the introduction of PCV10 in the national childhood immunization program in Paraguay. Between April and July 2012, a total of 1444 nasopharyngeal swabs were collected, 718 from children aged 2 to 59 months and 726 from adults \u226560 years of age. The pneumococcal isolation, serotyping, and antibiotic susceptibility testing were performed using standard tests. Pneumococcal colonization prevalence was 34.1% (245\/718) in children and 3.3% (24\/726) in adults. The most frequent pneumococcal vaccine-types (VT) detected in the children were 6B (42\/245), 19F (32\/245), 14 (17\/245), and 23F (20\/245). Carriage prevalence with PCV10 serotypes was 50.6% (124\/245) and PCV13 was 59.5% (146\/245). 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