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. 2020 Aug 16;98(4):115179. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115179

Table 3.

Concordance between LRT Panel and culture results.

LRT panel and culture agreement Total %
CONCORDANT 465 75.0
LRT negative, Culture negative 203 32.7
LRT positive, Culture positive 211 34.0
LRT positive, Culture positive + Culture positive for non-panel organism 34 5.5
LRT negative, Culture positive for non-panel organism 17 2.7
DISCORDANT 57 9.2
LRT negative, Culture positive for panel organism 23 3.7
LRT positive, Culture negative 25 4.0
LRT positive, Culture negative for panel organism, Culture positive for non-panel organism 3 0.5
LRT and culture identifying different panel organisms 6 1.0
BOTH CONCORDANT and DISCORDANT 98 15.8
Due to additional LRT organism 63 10.2
Due to additional LRT organism, Culture positive for non-panel organism 7 1.1
Due to additional culture organism on panel 19 3.0
LRT and culture identifying same and different organisms 9 1.5