Clinical impact of pleural fluid Streptococcus pneumoniae PCR testing in children with complicated pneumonia

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While Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) is the leading cause of pediatric complicated community acquired pneumonia (cCAP), it is infrequently recovered by culture-based methods. We studied the real-world clinical impact of an Spn PCR assay for pleural fluid.