Fig. 1

Representative panels showing identification techniques for the organisms. a Chocolate agar inoculated with the throat swab specimen showing Pinpoint, shiny colonies surrounding bacitracin disc (10 units) suggestive of Haemophilus spp. b, c Satellitism demonstrated in blood agar (H. influenzae) and nutrient agar (Haemophilus spp.) respectively. d Optochin sensitivity for S. pneumoniae