Summary of molecular serotyping results of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal isolates from healthy children compared with the serotype determined by the Quellung reaction.

a rmPCR: real-time multiplex PCR.
b isolates typed correctly to the serogroup level compared with phenotypic Quellung reaction results.
c Negative: no amplification.
¥ all serotypes not covered by the rmPCR panel.
Summary of molecular serotyping results of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal isolates from healthy children compared with the serotype determined by the Quellung reaction.