Table 1.
Comparison of culture and PCR identification of the viruses
| Virus | Culture |
mRT-PCR |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
| A/H1 + A/H3 | 14 | 16 | ||
| A/H1 | N/A | 10 | ||
| A/H3 | N/A | 6 | ||
| B | 7 | 8 | ||
| RSV(A + B) | N/A | 1 | ||
| 35 | 31 | |||
| Total specimen | 56 | 56 | ||
Comparison of culture and PCR identification of the viruses
| Virus | Culture |
mRT-PCR |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
| A/H1 + A/H3 | 14 | 16 | ||
| A/H1 | N/A | 10 | ||
| A/H3 | N/A | 6 | ||
| B | 7 | 8 | ||
| RSV(A + B) | N/A | 1 | ||
| 35 | 31 | |||
| Total specimen | 56 | 56 | ||