LOCATION | NO. OF DAYS FOR LABORATORY RESULTS FOR CASES THAT PRESENTED BEFORE MAY 1, 2014 | NO. OF DAYS FOR LABORATORY RESULTS FOR CASES THAT PRESENTED AFTER MAY 1, 2014 | DIFFERENCE IN NO. OF DAYS* | |||
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PCR | CULTURE | PCR | CULTURE | PCR | CULTURE | |
Masset | 7.7 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 9.5 | −1.3 | −1.3 |
Queen Charlotte | 9.0 | 12.8 | 7.7 | 11.3 | −1.3 | −1.5 |
PCR—polymerase chain reaction.
↵* Differences were not analyzed for statistical significance.