Table 1.
BD MAX PCR results.
| Pathogens | Patient Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric (<18) | Adults (18–65) | Elderly (>65) | |
| Number of positive patients/total number of patients | 15/36 (41.67) | 15/35 (42.85) | 26/62 (41.9) |
| No. of positive PCR results | 19 | 16 | 26 |
| Campylobacter spp. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Salmonella spp. | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| STEC | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shigella spp. | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. difficile | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Norovirus | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Rotavirus | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Astrovirus | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Co-infections | 3 a | 1 b | 0 |
a Campylobacter spp., norovirus; norovirus, STEC; norovirus and astrovirus, C. difficile. b Astrovirus, C. difficile.