TABLE 2.

Results of the Widal test, PCR assay, and blood culture on 78 clinical samples collected from two centers in Bangalore, India

Total no. of samples	No. of samples with the following test result:
	Widal test		PCR assay of blood sample		Blood culture
	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
58	32	26	48	10	51	7
20	5	15	11	9	NDa	ND

^aND, not done.