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. 2008 Apr 2;46(6):1919–1926. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02178-07

TABLE 2.

Evaluation of analytical sensitivity with serial dilutions of 28S rDNA of Aspergillus fumigatus

Copies/μla No. PCR-positive samples/total % Positiveb
110 24/24 100
55 24/24 100
28 23/24 99
14 22/24 94
7 19/24 76
4 17/24 64
2 14/24 55
1 10/24 50
a

Serial dilution of 28S rDNA copies of Aspergillus fumigatus amplified with the NL1/NL4 primer system (21).

b

Probability of a positive PCR signal calculated by probit analysis.