Table 3 Summary of a comparison of the results of Direct Molecular Analysis (DMA), Culture-derived Molecular Analysis (CMA), and Routine Diagnostic Microbiology (RDM)
Patient | Condition | Were all species reported in RDM represented in DMA? | Was the dominant band detected by DMA also detected by RDM? | Were there bands detected by DMA that were not detected by CMA? | Was the dominant band detected by DMA also detected CMA? | Was the dominant band detected by RT DMA also detected by CMA? | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | DNA | RNA | DNA | RNA | DNA | RNA | DNA | RNA | DNA | RNA |
1 | CF | N* | N* | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
2 | CF | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
3 | CF | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
4 | CF | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
5 | CF | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
6 | CF | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
7 | CF | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
8 | CF | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
9 | COPD | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
10 | COPD | Y | Y | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
11 | COPD | Y | Y | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y |
12 | COPD | Y | Y | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Totals (%) | 11/12 (91.7) | 11/12 (91.7) | 6/9 (66.7) | 6/9 (66.7) | 11/12 (91.7) | 11/12 (91.7) | 11/12 (91.7) | 11/12 (91.7) | 12/12 (100) | 12/12 (100) | |