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PCR results for serum specimens from patients with pneumococcal sepsis, meningitis, lobar or segmental pneumonia, or AOM and healthy controls
| Clinical presentation | No. of samples | No. (%) of samples positive by PCR |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumococcal bacteremia | 9 | 9 (100) |
| Pneumococcal meningitisa | 4 | 4 (100) |
| Lobar or segmental pneumonia | 34 | 13 (38) |
| AOM | 32 | 14 (44) |
| Healthy controls | 202 | 35 (17) |
Both CSF and serum samples were positive by culture and PCR.
