TABLE 2.

False-positive amplification results from urine samples by PCR I which could not be confirmed by hybridization or PCR II

Diagnosis	No. of samples positive/no. tested by:
	PCR I		PCR II
	Amplicon	Hybridization
EM or ECM	7/26	0/7	0/26
ACA	1/2	0/1	0/2
Therapy controls	1/4	0/1	0/4
ODDa	3/8	0/3	0/8
Healthy controls	1/8	0/1	0/8
Total	13/48	0/13	0/48

^aODD, other dermatological diseases.