Table 3 Comparative results between PCR-A (sip gene), PCR-B (cfb gene) and culture considering as real positives, samples positive by culture and/or both qPCR methods
Culture + qPCR consensus (n = 89) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | Total | ||
Culture | Positive | 78 | 6 | 84 |
Negative | 11 | 225 | 236 | |
qPCR-A | Positive | 86 | 0 | 86 |
Negative | 3 | 231 | 234 | |
qPCR-B | Positive | 85 | 2 | 87 |
Negative | 4 | 229 | 233 | |
Total | 320 | |||