Table 4 Detection of Spn in culture-positive specimen from patients with pneumococcal pneumonia using Spn-FLUO

HL1

082 W

Sputum

3.25 × 10⁶

35B

+

HL2

U019

BAL^& (endotracheal Tube)

5.45 × 10⁷

23B

+++

HL3

U0134

Sputum

6.16 × 10⁵

35B

+

HL4

U146

Sputum

5.10 × 10⁵

21

+

HL5

U265

Sputum

3.63 × 10³

 19A

+

HL6

U2275

BAL (endotracheal tube)

ND**

16 F

+++

HL7

U6831

BAL (endotracheal tube)

7.29 × 10⁹

35B

+

HL8

U077

Sputum

2.73 × 10⁵

 19A

+

HL9

U097

Sputum

1.84 × 10⁵

21

+

HL10

U260

Sputum

1.81 × 10⁶

23B

+

HL11

U227.46

BAL (endotracheal tube)

4.85 × 10⁸

 15C

+++

HL12

U080

Sputum

1.10 × 10⁷

37

+

HL13

U081

Sputum

1.31 × 10⁷

11A

++++

HL14

U081-W

Sputum

7.54 × 10⁴

35B

+

HL15

U220

Sputum

2.60 × 10⁵

21

+

HL16

U766

Sputum

6.36 × 10⁵

 6C

-

HL17

U156

Sputum

7.56 × 10⁵

3

+

HL18

U209

Sputum

2.67 × 10⁶

 15A

+

HL19

U210

Sputum

5.32 × 10⁴

 15A

-

HL20

U501

Sputum

3.95 × 10⁴

35B

++

HL21

UC1

Sputum

5.06 × 10⁷

3

++

HL22

UC2

Throat swab

1.48.x10⁵

3

++

HL23

UC3

Throat swab

1.57 × 10⁴

 19F

+

HL24

UC4

Sputum

4.57 × 10⁷

 19F

++++

HL25

UC4

BAL (endotracheal tube)

1.13 × 10⁸

 19F

++++

HL26

UC5

BAL (endotracheal tube)

3.84 × 10⁸

21

+++

HL27

UE1

BAL (endotracheal tube)

8.19 × 10⁶

 23A

++