Fig. 2: Streptococcus pneumoniae identification according to microbiological tests in the 21 patients with pneumococcal CAP.

Among the 144 patients CAP CXR+, microbiological tests were performed as follows: sputum sample testing for 87 patients, UAD (serotype-specific multiplex urinary antigen detection) for 127 patients, blood culture for 112 patients, pneumococcal urinary antigen test for 127 patients. UAD UAD serotype-specific multiplex urinary antigen detection test.