Abstract
Screening of 1,750 pneumococcal isolates for common serotypes by PCR was followed by Quellung reaction analysis of PCRnegative isolates with a comparison to the conventional (Quellung reaction only) approach. PCR agreed with Quellung reaction results for 99% of isolates. The sequential PCR/Quellung reaction algorithm is accurate and more cost-effective than the conventional approach. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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Richter, S. S., Heilmann, K. P., Dohrn, C. L., Riahi, F., Diekema, D. J., & Doern, G. V. (2013). Evaluation of pneumococcal serotyping by multiplex PCR and quellung reactions. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(12), 4193–4195. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01876-13
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