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. 2010 Nov 3;49(1):138–143. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01238-10

TABLE 2.

Discordant S. pneumoniae serotype results reported by each participating ICS laboratory, 1999 to 2008

Serotype result by laboratorya
Discrepancy type
AIP LSPQ NCS SSI
18B 18C 18B NA Unexplained
5 5 NT NA Unexplained
NT 9V NT NA Unexplained
6A 6A 6A 18B Unexplained
15C 15 15B 15C Interconversion
15C 15 15B 15C Interconversion
35B 29 35B NA Shared factor
38 38 25A 38 Shared factor
a

NT, nontypeable; NA, not assessed.