TABLE 8.
Results of C. pneumoniae detection in 2004a
| Sample no. and test description | Input (IFU/ 100 μl), pool no. | Laboratory no. and result
|
% Positive | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1b | 6 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 18c | 19c | 8 | |||
| 9 | 490, p1 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | NI | + | 94.4 |
| 7 | 4.9, p3 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | 83.3 |
| 6 | 49, p2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | 77.8 |
| 3 | 0.49, p2 | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | 50.0 |
| 5 | 0.49, p1 | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | 27.8 |
| 10 | 0.49, p3 | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | 22.2 |
| 1 | 0, p1 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | 5.6 |
| 2 | 0, p2 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | 5.6 |
| 4 | 0, p3 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | 5.6 |
| 8 | 0, p1 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | 5.6 |
| % Correct results | 100 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 30 | ||
| Routine application NAATd | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||
| No. of samples tested monthlye | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
a
NI, not interpretable; p1, clear BAL pool; p2, more viscous BAL pool; p3; BAL pool blood stained.
b
Results of multiplex NASBA.
c
Results of multiplex PCR.
d
All operations were performed in separate rooms.
e
0 = 0; 1 = 1 to 10; 2 = 11 to 45; 3 = more than 50.