<p>Data are presented as numbers (%), unless otherwise indicated.</p><p><sup>a</sup><i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> detected by blood culture and/or culture of respiratory secretions and/or urinary antigen test.</p><p><sup>b</sup> Solid tumor, blood malignancy, liver disease, renal disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, stroke, diabetes.</p><p>Characteristics of patients with community-acquired pneumonia with pneumococcal DNA detected and not detected in nasopharyngeal (NP) aspirate.</p
