U.S. and Turkey clinical specimens tested for sod C and ctrA and compared to culture.

1Exact binomial 95% confidence interval.2Culture was attempted for all 120 Turkey CSF specimens. With the exception of the one ctrA-negative, sodC-positive U.S. CSF specimen that was culture-positive, culture was either not attempted, not reported or, in one case, the isolate was nonviable two times for the other 36 U.S. clinical specimens.3n/a, not applicable.