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Table 2 ICS test results on 108 K. pneumoniae isolates from blood culture bottles and pure colonies

From: Rapid identification of capsular serotype K1/K2 Klebsiella pneumoniae in pus samples from liver abscess patients and positive blood culture samples from bacteremia cases via an immunochromatographic strip assay

Results of strip

Blood culture broth

Single colony

K1(+)

K2(+)

Negative

K1(+)

K2(+)

Negative

Case Number

14

16a

78a

14

18

76

  1. ICS immunochromatographic strip
  2. aTwo non-K1/K2 isolates from blood culture broth samples were identified as the K2 serotype in subsequent single colony broth samples and further serotyping by PCR confirmed serotype K5
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Gut Pathogens

ISSN: 1757-4749