Table 2. PCR analysis at University Hospital Limericka.
Annual | Monthly | ||
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Mean | Min - Max | ||
Total samples tested | 15732 | 1311 | 2.0‒27 |
Samples tested for potential STIb only | 13338 | 1112 | 769‒1148 |
For Clostridium difficile (toxin)c | 1714d | 429 | 415‒447 |
For Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, VTECc | 2680e | 670 | 544‒941 |
a January–December 2013; discrete clinical samples tested. bSTI: sexually transmitted infection, specifically Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. cIntroduced at UHL in September 2013. dProjected annual total based on 4 mo analysis: 5142. eProjected annual total based on 4 mo analysis: 8040