Table 4.
Detection of S. pneumoniae serotypes by real time PCR detection of in patients with or without radiological pneumonia and WHO/IMCI pneumonia
| Serogroup/type, order of frequency | Patients with IMCI pneumoniaa | Patients without IMCI pneumoniaa | p-valueb | Patients with radiological pneumonia | Patients without radiological pneumonia | p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 369) | (n = 216) | (n = 39) | (n = 292) | |||
| 6A/B/C/D | 68 (18%) | 42 (19%) | 0.827 | 6 (15%) | 54 (18%) | 0.825 |
| 19F | 43 (12%) | 38 (18%) | 0.048 | 1 (3%) | 37 (13%) | 0.064 |
| 19A | 21 (6%) | 14 (6%) | 0.720 | 3 (8%) | 16 (5%) | 0.478 |
| 14 | 28 (8%) | 8 (4%) | 0.074 | 6 (15%) | 19 (7%) | 0.097 |
| 23F | 13 (4%) | 11 (5%) | 0.391 | 3 (8%) | 9 (3%) | 0.157 |
| 15BC | 11 (3%) | 11 (5%) | 0.259 | 1 (3%) | 10 (3%) | 1.000 |
| 11 | 15 (4%) | 8 (4%) | 1.000 | 3 (8%) | 9 (3%) | 0.157 |
| 7C | 9 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 0.344 | 0 (0%) | 7 (2%) | 1.000 |
| 5 | 6 (2%) | 3 (1%) | 1.000 | 0 (0%) | 5 (2%) | 1.000 |
| 10A | 9 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 0.101 | 1 (3%) | 7 (2%) | 1.000 |
| 9A/V | 6 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 0.717 | 3 (8%) | 3 (1%) | 0.024 |
| 18 | 2 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 0.364 | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 1.000 |
| 12 | 3 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 0.675 | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 1.000 |
| 3 | 3 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 0.675 | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 1.000 |
| 4 | 2 (1%) | 1 (0%) | 1.000 | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 0.118 |
Serotypes positive in patients checked for radiological pneumonia: (Pneumococcus 20 (n = 4), 17 (n = 2), 22FA, 8, 4 (n = 1) 38, 33, 9 NL, 7FA, 2, 1 (n = 0)
Serotypes positive in patients checked for IMCI pneumonia: Pneumococcus 20, (n = 4), 38, 22FA, 17, 1 (n = 2), 4 (n = 3), 9NL, 8, 2 (n = 1), 33, 7FA (n = 0)
aAll tested for S. pneumoniae
bFisher’s exact test, two-sided