Correction: one-step multiplex PCR assay for detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroups/types covered by 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13).

There is an error in the last row of Table 1. Please see the corrected Table 1 here.

Table 1

S. pneumoniae- and serogroup/type-specific primers used in this study.

Primer		Sequence (5’→3’)	Gene	Product (bp)	Reference
cpsA	F	GCAGTACAGCAGTTTGTTGGACTGACC	wzg	160	[13]
(All serotypes)	R	GAATATTTTCATTATCAGTCCCAGTC
1	F	CTCTATAGAATGGAGTATATAAACTATGGTTA	cap1H	280	[13]
	R	CCAAAGAAAATACTAACATTATCACAATATTGGC
3	F	ATGGTGTGATTTCTCCTAGATTGGAAAGTAG	cap3C	371	[13]
	R	CTTCTCCAATTGCTTACCAAGTGCAATAACG
4	F	CTGTTACTTGTTCTGGACTCTCGATAATTGG	wzy	430	[13]
	R	GCCCACTCCTGTTAAAATCCTACCCGCATTG
5	F	ATACCTACACAACTTCTGATTATGCCTTTGTG	wzy	362	[13]
	R	GCTCGATAAACATAATCAATATTTGAAAAAGTATG
6A/B	F	AATTTGTATTTTATTCATGCCTATATCTGG	wciP	250	[13]
	R	TTAGCGGAGATAATTTAAAATGATGACTA
7F	F	CCTACGGGAGGATATAAAATTATTTTTGAG	wcwH	826	[13]
	R	CAAATACACCATATAGGCTGTTGAGACTAAC
9V	F	CTTCGTTAGTTAAAATTCTAAATTTTTCTAAG	cps9VL	753	[13]
	R	GTCCCAATACCAGTCCTTGCAACACAAG
14	F	GAAATGTTACTTGGCGCAGGTGTCAGAATT	wzy	189	[26]
	R	GCCAATACTTCTTAGTCTCTCAGATGAAT
Sg18	F	CTTAATAGCTCTCATTATTCTTTTTTTAAGCC	wzy	573	[13]
	R	TTATCTGTAAACCATATCAGCATCTGAAAC
19A	F	GTTAGTCCTGTTTTAGATTTATTTGGTGATGT	cps19aK	478	[13]
	R	GAGCAGTCAATAAGATGAGACGATAGTTAG
19F	F	GTTAAGATTGCTGATCGATTAATTGATATCC	cps19fI	304	[13]
	R	GTAATATGTCTTTAGGGCGTTTATGGCGATAG
23F	F	GTAACAGTTGCTGTAGAGGGAATTGGCTTTTC	cps23fJ	384	[13]
	R	CACAACACCTAACACACGATGGCTATATGATTC