TABLE 2.
Clinical sample | Sample sourcea | No. (type) of PCR-RFLP samples | Penicillin MIC (μg/ml) | No. (type) of PCR-RFLP strains |
---|---|---|---|---|
L209 | CSF | 4 (Peni) | 0.125 | 4 (Peni) |
L239 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | NAb | |
L257 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
L263 | CSF | 5 (Peni) | NA | |
S197 | Serum | 5 (Peni) | NA | |
S209 | Serum | 5 (Peni) | NA | |
L302 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | 0.064 | 1 (Pens) |
S234 | Serum | 4 (Peni) | 0.125 | 4 (Peni) |
S235 | Serum | 1 (Pens) | 0.064 | 1 (Pens) |
S238 | Serum | 1 (Pens) | 0.125 | 1 (Pens) |
L358 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | 0.047 | 1 (Pens) |
L363 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | 0.047 | 1 (Pens) |
S247 | Serum | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
L374 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
S248 | Serum | 2 (Peni) | NA | |
S250c | PCF | 1 (Pens) | 0.094 | 1 (Pens) |
L380 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
L387 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | 0.064 | 1 (Pens) |
L393 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
L395 | CSF | 6 (Peni) | NA | |
L396c | PF | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
L398 | CSF | 2 (Peni) | NA | |
S263 | Serum | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
S270 | Serum | 1 (Pens) | 0.032 | 1 (Pens) |
L399 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
L400 | CSF | 3 (Peni) | NA | |
L405 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
L412 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | NA | |
L415 | CSF | 1 (Pens) | 0.032 | 1 (Pens) |
Samples tested were CSF, serum, pericardial fluid (PCF), and pleural fluid (PF).
NA, not available (no positive culture for these samples).
For these strains, another sample (CSF or serum) was also available and gave the same result.