Binding category | % of total clinical isolates observed (n = 298) | Average S. pneumoniaebound per 100 A549 cells ± standard deviationa |
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low | 66% (n = 194) | 0.82 ± 0.52 |
low-moderate | 19% (n = 56) | 5.2 ± 1.8 |
moderate | 14% (n = 42) | 30.7 ± 11.2 |
high | 2% (n = 6) | 2360 ± 770 |