Table 1.
Laboratory results of outbreak-associated cases of lower respiratory tract infection in a residential home, England, 2012
| Case | Blood culture | Nasal swab PCR respiratory virus panel | Binax assay on urine (U) or nasal swab (N) | Bio-plex assay on urine (U) or nasal swab (N) | Clinical outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. pneumoniae serotype-8 | Died | |||
| 2 | Negative | Survived | |||
| 3 | Negative | Negative (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived | |
| 4 | Negative | Negative (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived | |
| 5 | Negative | Negative (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived | |
| 6 | Negative | Negative (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived | |
| 7 | Rhinovirus | Positive (N) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (N) | Died | |
| 8 | Negative | Positive (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived | |
| 9 | Positive (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived | ||
| 10 | Positive (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 6A/C (U) | Survived | ||
| 11 | Negative (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived | ||
| 12 | Negative (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived | ||
| 13 | Negative (U) | Not detected | Survived | ||
| 14 | Negative (U) | Not detected | Survived | ||
| 15 | Negative (U) | S. pneumoniae serotype 8 (U) | Survived |