Specimen | No. of samples | Culture positive for pneumococci (%) | Culture negative for pneumococci (%) | qmPCR positivea (%) | qmPCR negativeb (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. pneumoniae-culture positive isolates | 43 | 43 (100) | 0 | 43 (100) | 0 |
Non-pneumococcal isolates | 29 | 0 | 29 (100) | 0 | 29 (100) |
Spiked serum samples | 30 | 30 (100) | 0 | ||
Culture-positive serum samples | 20 | 20 (100) | 0 | 20 (100) | 0 |
Culture-negative serum samples | 26 | 0 | 26 (100) | 0 | 26 (100) |