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Table 4 Distribution of serotypes in this study detected by CST, MIA and IMIA

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

Serotypes

Frequency1

Percent

CST (number tested: n = 16)

MIA (number tested: n = 171)

IMIA (number tested: n = 223)

3

15

22

3

6

11

8

15

22

1

10

8

1

7

10

4

2

6

9V

6

9

1

2

4

7F

3

4

0

4

0

19A

2

3

0

2

1

4

2

3

1

3

0

6B

2

3

1

2

1

12F

1

1

0

1

NA

14

1

1

0

3

0

18C

1

1

0

1

0

23F

1

1

0

0

1

6A

1

1

0

NA

1

9N

1

1

0

1

NA

Ambiguous2

10

15

  

6

Total

68

100

11

37

39

  1. 1Number of the patients infected with a given serotype detected by any of the methods.
  2. 2No serotype could be determined because of cross reactivity with multiple serotypes in the IMIA or ambiguous results between methods.
  3. NA. not applicable, serotype could not be assessed using the method.
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