Utility of the pneumoslide test in identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in blood cultures and its relation to capsular serotype.

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.