Table 6 Ability to identify pathogenic bacteria for different numbers of sample, and the correlation between number of samples and identification success.

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

Sample

Times of detection

Identifying pathogenic bacteria

Fail to identify pathogenic bacteria

Percentage of identifying pathogenic bacteria

2 samples

76

32

44

42.1%

3 samples

52

27

25

51.9%

4 samples

41

28

13

68.3%

5 samples and above

64

53

11

82.8%

P Value

2 samples VS 3 samples

>0.05

2 samples VS 4 samples

<0.05

2 samples VS 5 samples

<0.05

3 samples VS 4 samples

>0.05

3 samples VS 5 samples

<0.05

4 samples VS 5 samples

>0.05

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