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Table 3

From: Pneumococcal colonization and carriage

Serotype categories

Mean log-10 copies/mL (standard deviation)

p value

All cases

Low Ig-titres4

High Ig-titres5

All patients (n = 47)1

6.79(1.41)

6.57(1.42)

7.04(1.39)

ns

High CFR2 (n = 21)

6.88(1.08)

6.99(0.91)

6.69(1.37)

ns

Medium/low CFR3 (n = 21)

7.01(1.03)

6.36(1.21)

7.50(0.52)

0.008

  1. 1 Five cases not classified according to CFR; 2 <50% OD; 3 >50% OD