TABLE 1.
Comparison of detection of B. cepacia by culture and PCR
| Sample no.a | Detectionb of B. cepacia by:
|
Other organisms detectedc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | PSL1-PSR1 PCR | G1-G2 PCR | ||
| A6 | X | X | X | |
| A19 | X | X | X | |
| A20 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A21 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A22 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A24 | X | X | ||
| A31 | X | X | X | C. albicans |
| A32 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A33 | X | X | X | |
| A34 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A35 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa, H. influenzae |
| A36 | X | X | X | |
| A37 | X | X | X | |
| A38 | X | X | X | |
| A47 | X | X | ||
| A48 | X | X | P. aeruginosa | |
| A49 | X | X | S. aureus | |
| A50 | X | X | X | |
| A52 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A53 | X | X | X | |
| A59 | X | X | X | |
| A61 | X | X | P. aeruginosa, H. influenzae | |
| A62 | X | X | X | |
| A63 | X | X | P. aeruginosa, C. albicans | |
| A64 | X | X | X | |
| A67 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A68 | X | X | X | |
| A69 | X | P. aeruginosa, S. aureus | ||
| A71 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A72 | X | X | X | |
| A73 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa, GCS |
| A74 | X | X | P. aeruginosa | |
| A75 | X | X | X | S. aureus, Aspergillus spp. |
| A76 | X | X | S. aureus | |
| A77 | X | X | P. aeruginosa, YNC | |
| A78 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A80 | X | X | X | |
| A81 | X | X | X | |
| A82 | X | X | X | |
| A84 | X | X | ||
| A89 | X | |||
| A90 | X | X | X | |
| A91 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A92 | X | X | P. aeruginosa | |
| A93 | X | X | X | |
| A94 | X | Aspergillus spp. | ||
| A95 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A96 | X | P. aeruginosa | ||
| A97 | X | X | ||
| A102 | X | X | X | YS |
| A103 | X | X | X | |
| A104 | X | X | X | H. influenzae |
| A105 | X | X | X | |
| A107 | X | X | ||
| A108 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| A115 | X | X | X | |
| A116 | X | X | X | |
| A117 | X | X | GNB, Aspergillus spp. | |
| A118 | X | X | P. aeruginosa | |
| A122 | X | X | X | P. aeruginosa |
| C22 | X | X | ||
| C23 | X | X | X | |
| C24 | X | X | X | |
| C30 | X | X | ||
| C33 | X | X | X | |
| C38 | X | X | ||
| C93 | X | X | X | |
| C94 | X | X | X | |
| C95 | X | X | ||
| C98 | X | |||
| Total | 63 | 66 | 52 | |
a
Arbitrarily assigned sample number. Samples prefixed with “A” denote samples from the adult clinic; samples prefixed with “C” indicate samples from the children’s clinic.
b
X, positive result.
c
GCS, group C Streptococcus; YNC, yeast (non-Candida) species; GNB, gram-negative bacteria; YS, yeast species.