Table 3. Comparison of species specific bacterial qPCR and BACTEC blood culture for detection of pathogenic bacteria in blood samples amongst neonatal encephalopathy case infants.
Blood Culture | |||
Positive | Negative | ||
PCR Positive | 3 | 11 | 14 |
PCR Negative | 4 | 184 | 188 |
7 | 195 | 202 |