| A. otitidis | H. influenzae | S. pneumoniae | M. catarrhalis |
---|---|---|---|---|
In A. otitidis-positive ED swabs (n = 11#) |  |  |  |  |
qPCR-positive swabs | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Culture-positive swabs | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Bacterial load range (cells/swab) | 2.2 × 104-1.1 ×108 | 4.3 ×104-1.2 ×107 | 3.5 ×104-1.8 ×105 | 4.3 ×104-5.9 ×105 |
Number of swabs with bacterial load >1x106 cells/swab | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Number of swabs culture-positive and bacterial load >1x106 cells/swab | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Number of swabs with relative abundance <1% | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Relative abundance range (%) | 0.01-0.70 | 0.02-0.79 | 0.01-0.68 | 0.01-0.89 |
Number of swabs with relative abundance >1% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Relative abundance range (%) | 2-34 | 4-27 | 0 | 0 |