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. 2000 Mar;38(3):1085–1093. doi: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1085-1093.2000

TABLE 3.

Comparison of TETR-PCR with primer set CPN 90/91 and nested CP1/2-CPC/D PCR (40) for the detection of C. pneumoniae in 50 respiratory samplesa

No. of samples Result obtained by:
CPN 90/91 TETR-PCR Nested CP1/2-CPC/D PCR Nested CPN A/B-pTW 50/51 PCR
16 + + NT
2 + − +
2 − + +
2 + − −
28 − − NT
a

Discrepant results were resolved by a third nested PCR (14, 17). +, positive; −, negative; NT, not tested.