TABLE 3.
Two-by-two contingency table of frequencies for detection of MAP in the feasibility study, comparing the ethanol precipitation/conventional PCR method and the optimized magnetic bead DNA isolation/qPCR method
Mag bead/IS900 qPCR | EtOH/conv. IS900 PCR (no. of samples) |
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Positive | Negative | Total | |
Positive | 76 | 1 | 77 |
Negative | 0 | 67 | 67 |
Total | 76 | 68 | 144 |