TABLE 5.
Comparison of serological tests and PCR results between patients with effective and ineffective antibiotic treatment at the conclusion of therapy
| Method and findinga | No. of patients with:
|
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective antibiotic treatment (n = 183) | Ineffective antibiotic treatment (n = 17) | ||
| SAT | |||
| Positive | 145 | 13 | >0.70 |
| Negative | 38 | 4 | |
| CT | |||
| Positive | 105 | 10 | >0.90 |
| Negative | 78 | 7 | |
| CF | |||
| Positive | 120 | 11 | >0.90 |
| Negative | 63 | 6 | |
| PCR | |||
| Positive | 0 | 17 | <0.0050 |
| Negative | 183 | 0 | |
a
SAT, Wright's SAT positive ≥1:160; CT, CT positive ≥1:320; CF, CF positive ≥1:16; PCR, PCRs A, B, C, and D in buffy coat or in whole blood.