TABLE 4.
PCR results for sera from patients with viral URI, lobar or segmental pneumonia, or nonpneumococcal AOM and healthy controls according to positivity of NP swab culture for pneumococci
| Clinical presentation | No. of samples tested/ no. positive (%)a
|
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|---|---|---|
| NP − | NP + | |
| Viral URI | ND | 5/11 (45) |
| Lobar or segmental pneumonia | 0/4 (0) | 10/27 (37) |
| Nonpneumococcal AOM | 4/11 (36) | 5/9 (56) |
| Healthy controls | 9/52 (17) | 15/50 (30) |
| Total | 13/67 (19) | 35/97 (36) |
a
NP −, negative NP swab culture result; NP +, positive nasopharyngeal NP swab culture result; ND, not determined.
b
P = 0.03.