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. 2009 Feb 9;47(4):924–926. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01842-08

TABLE 3.

Increase in sensitivity after processing a second FNA sample

Sample type n No. (%) of PCR-positive samples
First FNA sample Second FNA sample Punch biopsy
Nonulcerative lesions 28 24 (85.7) 25 (89.2) 28 (100)
Ulcers 15 13 (86.7) 14 (93.3) 15 (100)