TABLE 2.
Clinical status | No. of results
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Micro- scopy
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Culture
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hsp70 PCR
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Totalb | IDRM
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Total | |||||
+ | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | |||
Cases | 8 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
Noncases | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Total samples | 8 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
IDRM available for only 26 patients. Case definition based on positivity by microscopy, culture, or hsp70 PCR.
Total results from microscopy, culture, and hsp70 PCR.