Table 5 Detection rate when using different numbers of samples, and the correlations between detection rate and number of samples.

From: Epidemiology, microbiology and therapeutic consequences of chronic osteomyelitis in northern China: A retrospective analysis of 255 Patients

Number of samples for detection

Detection times

Negative result

Positive result

Detection rate

Compare with other groups

P Value

1 sample

63

21

42

66.7%

VS 2 sample

>0.05

VS 3 samples

>0.05

VS 4 samples

>0.05

VS 5 samples

<0.05

2 samples

76

23

53

69.7%

VS 3 samples

>0.05

VS 4 samples

>0.05

VS 5 samples

<0.05

3 samples

51

13

38

74.5%

VS 4 samples

>0.05

VS 5 samples

<0.05

4 samples

41

9

32

78.0%

VS 5 samples

>0.05

5 samples or above

64

6

58

90.6%