TABLE 1.
Comparative yield of clinically significant isolates of bacteria and yeast by specimen type
| Specimen type (total specimens) | No. of positive specimens (% positive) | No. of total isolates | No. of isolates (% of total no. of isolates) recovered from:
|
P for FAN versus routine method | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine culture | Standard bottles | FAN bottles | ||||
| Peritoneal (209) | 46 (22.0) | 66 | 52 | 51 | 59 | NSa |
| Pleural (241) | 10 (4.1) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | NS |
| Synovial (361) | 50 (13.8) | 51 | 37 | 40 | 51 | <0.001 |
| CAPD (287) | 85 (29.6) | 95 | 82 | 84 | 92 | 0.004 |
| Amniotic (15) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NCb |
| Pericardial (27) | 2 (7.8) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | NC |
| Total (1,140) | 193 (16.9) | 227 | 184 (81.0) | 186 (86.3) | 217 (95.6) | <0.001 |
a
NS, not significant (P > 0.05).
b
NC, not calculated when total number of isolates was ≤10.