Table 4

Comparison of nested RT-PCR with real-time one step RT-PCR for different samples.

Category

* Positive (by both nested RT-PCR and real-time one step RT-PCR)

* Negative (by both nested RT-PCR and real-time one step RT-PCR)

Total

CHPV suspected cases

14

28

42

CHIK virus associated encephalitis

0

11

11

JE cases

0

10

10

Healthy individuals

0

32

32

* No discrepancy was observed between the results of nested RT-PCR and real-time one step RT-PCR.

Kumar et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:168   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-168