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C. pneumoniae
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M. pneumoniae
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 | Monoplex | ProPneumo-1 | Culture | ProPneumo-1 |
Positive specimens | 11 | 14 | 42 | 41 |
Negative specimens | 47 | 43 | 46 | 48 |
Total | 58 | 57 | 88 | 89 |
- Note: The ProPneumo-1 assay detected 3 positive M. pneumoniae specimens in the C. pneumoniae-negative pool and 2 positive C. pneumoniae specimens in the M. pneumoniae-negative pool. Accordingly, 57 and 89 specimens were resolved for C. pneumoniae and M. pneumoniae, respectively by the ProPneumo-1 assay compared to 58 and 88 by the Monoplex assay and culture, respectively. The total number of specimens tested remains 146.