Table 1. Realtime PCR results in P. vampyrus samples from North Sumatera, 20091.
Location | Sample type | Number | Number (%) PCR positive |
Kota Medan | Pooled urine | 10 | 0 (0%) |
Urinary bladder | 14 | 0 (0%) | |
Oro-pharangyeal swab | 24 | 0 (0%) | |
Deli Serdang | Pooled urine | 22 | 2 (9%) |
Urinary bladder | 27 | 1 (4%) | |
Oro-pharangyeal swab | 47 | 1 (2%) | |
Total pooled urine | 32 | 2 (6%) | |
Total oro-pharangeal swab | 71 | 1 (1.5%) | |
Total urinary bladder | 41 | 1 (2.5%) |
A fifth sample (pooled urine sample PU21) yielded a ‘trace’ result by real-time PCR but was negative by conventional PCR, and is not included here.