Created by
Paul A. Gulig, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
with assistance from
David Brumbaugh
What does this result mean?
B. It is Streptococcus
pneumoniae
This test actually doesn't enable you to tell anything about the pneumococcus since it is irrelevant. PYR and CAMP are used for beta-hemolytic streps, and S. pneumoniae is alpha hemolytic.