Table 1.
Detection of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage among 242 children <6 years old attending one childcare centre or one paediatric hospital in Brazil by using three distinct methodologies
| Setting | Detection methodology | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCa | BEC | BEPCR | ||
| Paediatric hospital (n = 140) | 59 (42·1%) | 58 (41·4%) | 76 (54·3%)* | 77 (55%) |
| Childcare centre (n = 102) | 60 (58·8%) | 57 (55·9%) | 61 (59·8%) | 64 (62·7%) |
| Total (n = 242) | 119 (49·2%) | 115 (47·5%) | 137 (56·6%) | 141 (58·3%) |
DC, direct culture on selective medium; BEC, broth enrichment culture; BEPCR, broth enrichment multiplex PCR.
a
Previously published data [8].
*
P = 0·04 compared with BEC method.