title: Utility of the pneumoslide test in identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in blood cultures and its relation to capsular serotype.
abstract: The performance of the Pneumoslide test for rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae was evaluated when used directly on positive blood culture specimens. The sensitivity was 75.3%, and the specificity was 98.6%. Pneumoslide test performance accuracy varied depending on the pneumococcal serotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Wilson W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Marguerite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lovgren
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tyrrell