Table 2.

NGS test characteristics

	Adult tests n = 106	Pediatric tests n = 37	Total tests n = 143
Total tests, no. (%)
Positive	56 (53)	17 (46)	73 (51)
Negative	47 (44)	19 (51)	66 (46)
Rejected	3 (3)	1 (3)	4 (3)
Repeat tests, no. (%)	5 (5)	3 (8)	8 (6)
Time to test from admission, days, median	7	8	7
Organisms identified per test, no. (%)
0	47 (44)	19 (51)	66 (46)
1	30 (28)	12 (32)	42 (29)
2	15 (14)	5 (14)	20 (14)
3	2 (2)	–	2 (1)
4	3 (3)	–	3 (2)
5	4 (4)	–	4 (3)
6	1 (2)	–	1 (1)
7	1 (1)	–	1 (1)
Ordering specialty, no. (%)
Infectious disease	87 (82)	37 (100)	124 (87)
Heart failure	12 (11)	– (0)	12 (8)
Critical care	3 (3)	– (0)	3 (2)
Unknown	4 (4)	– (0)	4 (3)