TABLE 1.
Number and percentage of positive results from direct TCT
| Identity of isolates in each phase | No. of positive results (%)
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| TCTdir
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TCTsal
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| 4-h incubation | Overnight incubation | 4-h incubation | Overnight incubation | |
| Phase 1 (n = 140)a | ||||
| S. aureus (n = 45) | 28 (62)b | 41 (91) | 40 (89) | 44 (98) |
| CoNS (n = 95) | 0b | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 (n = 36)a | ||||
| S. aureus (n = 19) | NA | NA | 19 (100) | 19 (100) |
| CoNS (n = 17) | 0 | 0 | ||
a
Number of samples tested by direct or saline TCT.
b
Number of positive test results (percentage of confirmed S. aureus isolates in each phase).
c
NA, no result, as only saline TCT was performed in phase 2.