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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2003, p. 4415-4417, Vol. 41, No. 9
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4415-4417.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Confirmation of Nontypeable Streptococcus pneumoniae-Like Organisms Isolated from Outbreaks of Epidemic Conjunctivitis as Streptococcus pneumoniae

Maria Gloria S. Carvalho,1,2 Arnold G. Steigerwalt,1 Terry Thompson,1 Delois Jackson,1 and Richard R. Facklam1*

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,1 CNPq, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2

Received 28 April 2003/ Returned for modification 18 May 2003/ Accepted 9 June 2003

Eleven isolates representing five distinct outbreaks of pneumococcal conjunctivitis were examined for phenotypic and genetic characteristics. None of the strains possessed capsules, and all strains were susceptible to optochin, bile soluble, and Gen-Probe AccuProbe test positive. All 11 isolates were confirmed as Streptococcus pneumoniae by DNA-DNA reassociation experiments.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Mail Stop C02, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-1379. Fax: (404) 639-3123. E-mail: rrf2{at}cdc.gov.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2003, p. 4415-4417, Vol. 41, No. 9
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4415-4417.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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