From: Detection of bacterial pathogens from clinical specimens using conventional microbial culture and 16S metagenomics: a comparative study
Culture Negatives (%)
Culture Positives (%)
Total Specimens
Matches with metagenomic results
19 (52.8%)
56 (91.9%)
75 (77.3%)
Conflicts with metagenomic results
17 (47.2%)
5 (8.1%)
22 (22.7%)
Total
36 (100%)
61 (100%)
97 (100%)