TABLE 2.

Comparison of selective culture with PCR for vanA and vanB genes

PCR and result type	No. of results by culture
	Positive	Negative	Total
PCR vanA
Positive	242	111	353
Negative	88	29,926	30,014
Total	330	30,037	30,367
PCR vanB
Positive	70	4,855	4,925
Negative	12	25,430	25,442
Total	82	30,285	30,367