Table 5.
Agreement of O serogroup-specific TMPCR for detecting and differentiating gDNAs of the O1, O139, and non-O1/non-O139 serogroups archived from clinical samples (n = 148), using serotyping method as reference.
| Source | Serogroupa | TMPCR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ompW | rfbV | wbf | ||
| Stool n = 108 |
O1 (n = 65) | 65 | 65 | 0 |
| O139 (n = 15) | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| Non-O1/non-O139 (n = 28) | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 108 | 65 | 15 | |
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| Rectal swab n = 40 |
O1 (n = 39) | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| O139 (n = 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Non-O1/non-O139 (n = 1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 39 | 0 | |
aAll laboratory settings yielded 100% concordant V. cholerae cultures whether rectal swabs or stools examined using standard serotyping method as described in the text.