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Table 3 Efficiency of a positive 16S PCR on the patient’s management regarding sample types analyzed

From: Impact of 16S rDNA sequencing on clinical treatment decisions: a single center retrospective study

Type of sample

Positive 16S PCR

Clinical impact

Clinical impact (%)

p-value

Cardiac valve

80

13

16a

0.002

Abscess

29

13

45

Bone sample

14

6

43

Soft tissue

10

2

20

Synovial fluid

25

11

44

CSF

13

8

62a

Pleural fluid

5

3

60

Sonication fluid

10

4

40

Aqueous humour

5

2

40

Total

191

62

32

  1. aSignificant pairwise comparison (p = 0.044)
  2. Abbreviations: PCR polymerase chain reaction, CSF cerebrospinal fluid