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. 2014 May 16;9(5):e97259. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097259

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