TABLE 3.
Average time to detection with the BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F bottles
| Organism (no.) | Avg detection time (h) with system
|
|
|---|---|---|
| BACTEC 9050 | BACTEC 9240 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus (58) | 19.0 | 17.8 |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci (32) | 25.0 | 22.9 |
| Streptococcus spp. (32) | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Enterococcus spp. (20) | 15.5 | 15.1 |
| Aerococcus species (1) | 12.3 | 14.4 |
| Corynebacterium spp. (2) | 54.8 | 71.2 |
| Enterobacteriaceae (81) | 13.4 | 14.6 |
| Pseudomonas spp. (7) | 18.3 | 18.5 |
| Other gram-negative bacteria (12)a | 19.5 | 19.1 |
| Mycobacterium fortuitum (1) | 133.0 | 114.5 |
| Candida spp. (9) | 62.7 | 65.1 |
| Cryptococcus spp. (2) | 79.2 | 78.8 |
a
Includes five Stenotrophomonas, three Acinetobacter, two Burkholderia, one Alcaligenes, and one Aeromonas organism.