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Table 2 Serotypes and bacterial load assessed in the comparison set (n = 19 samples of bacteremic patients)

From: Detection and serotyping of pneumococci in community acquired pneumonia patients without culture using blood and urine samples

Copies/ml serum

Serotype by Quellung/multiplex PCR

Capsular type by CST on serum

22319

4

04-01

16865

3

03-01

15933

19A

19A-01*

10243

19A

19A-01

9803

3

03-03

8260

3

03-01

5954

7 F

07 F-01

5767

8

08-01

5533

7 F

07 F-01

1961

4

04-0*

1852

3

03-0*

1804

3

03-03

670

NT

no seq.

656

8

no seq.

155

5

no seq.

123

1

no seq.

122

8

no seq.

101

9 V

no seq.

92

7 F

no seq.

  1. *Sequence <506 bp.
  2. No seq., no sequence obtained or not possible to determine the serotype.