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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2009, p. 1559-1561, Vol. 47, No. 5
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02473-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Utility of the Pneumoslide Test in Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Blood Cultures and Its Relation to Capsular Serotype{triangledown}

Wilson W. Chan,1 Marguerite Lovgren,2 and Gregory J. Tyrrell1,2*

Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton,1 National Centre for Streptococcus, Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada2

Received 23 December 2008/ Returned for modification 27 January 2009/ Accepted 18 March 2009

The performance of the Pneumoslide test for rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae was evaluated when used directly on positive blood culture specimens. The sensitivity was 75.3%, and the specificity was 98.6%. Pneumoslide test performance accuracy varied depending on the pneumococcal serotype.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: 2B3.08 Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2R7. Phone: (780) 407-8949. Fax: (780) 407-3864. E-mail: greg.tyrrell{at}capitalhealth.ca

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 25 March 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2009, p. 1559-1561, Vol. 47, No. 5
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02473-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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