A 65-year-old male with COPD is admitted with acute exacerbation and productive cough. Blood culture is positive. Gram stain shows gram-positive diplococci. Which is the most specific confirmatory test to differentiate S. pneumoniae from viridans streptococci in this blood culture isolate?

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