title: Confirmation of nontypeable Streptococcus pneumoniae-like organisms isolated from outbreaks of epidemic conjunctivitis as Streptococcus pneumoniae.
abstract: Eleven isolates representing five distinct outbreaks of pneumococcal conjunctivitis were examined for phenotypic and genetic characteristics. None of the strains possessed capsules, and all strains were susceptible to optochin, bile soluble, and Gen-Probe AccuProbe test positive. All 11 isolates were confirmed as Streptococcus pneumoniae by DNA-DNA reassociation experiments.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. CNPq, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Gloria S
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Arnold G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Steigerwalt
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Delois
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Facklam
mesh_terms: D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial