title: Whole gene pneumolysin PCR can be used as a diagnostic assay but cannot predict serotype.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: McChlery
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerrigan
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D013301:Streptolysins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D013301:Streptolysins; C032290:plY protein, Streptococcus pneumoniae