Table 1

Specimen findings for five patients with discordant results

PCR result on
urinecervical swaburine + cervical swab (pre-freeze-thaw)urine + cervical swab (post-freeze-thaw)
Patient 1negativepositivenegativenegative
Patient 2negativepositivepositivepositive
Patient 3negativepositivepositivepositive
Patient 4positivenegativepositivepositive
Patient 5positivepositivenegativepositive