How to Interpret a Positive PCR Result Using the BD MAX System in the Absence of Positive Culture?

The aim of this study was to evaluate, using two independent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) formats, the results of detection by the BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel PCR (Becton Dickinson, Le Pont de Claix, France) in the absence of positive culture. A total of 77 samples found positive for on BD MAX but negative by culture were studied. Upon reception, one in-house real-time-PCR for and a PCR with the RIDAGENE Bacterial Stool Panel (r-biopharm, Darmstadt, Germany) were performed.