If the results for the specific types of S. pneumoniae identified in the
in-house latex agglutination assay are compared with the results
obtained using the ImmuView® and the BinaxNOW® assays, the two
lateral flow tests had a decreased sensitivity for type 1 (especially
the BinaxNOW® which only identified 6 out of 15 samples, while
ImmuView® identified 14 out of 15), type 8 (BinaxNOW® identified 4
and ImmuView® identified 6 out of 15 samples), and type 33
(BinaxNOW® identified 1 and ImmuView® identified 2 out of 5 samples)
(results not shown