Ambiguity in the Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae Optochin, Bile Solubility, Quellung, and the AccuProbe DNA Probe Tests
Mundy, Lesley S.;Janoff, Edward N.;Schwebke, Kay E.;Shanholtzer, Carol J.;Willard, Keith E.;
American Journal of Clinical Pathology1998Vol. 109pp. 55-61
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Abstract
Abstract. We prospectively evaluated 639 sequential clinical isolates of α hemolytic gram-positive cocci as possible Streptococcus pneumoniae. On the basis of