TABLE 5.

PCR-positive/culture-negative samples analyzed by sequence and clinical diagnosis

Case no.	CT	No. of CFU	Gram+/−	Sequence	Clinical symptom	CRP (mg/liter)b
1	27.31	6.30 × 103	−	H. influenzae	Sepsis	30
2	28.51	3.80 × 103	+	S. pneumoniae	Pneumonia	8
3	30.74	8.30 × 102	+	S. pneumoniae	Pneumonia	24
4	30.84	7.76 × 102	+	S. haemolyticus	Hyperbilirubinemia	8
5a	31.03	6.76 × 102	+	L. monocyogenes	Sepsis	68
6	31.18	6.17 × 102	+	S. agalactiae	Sepsis	15
7	31.56	4.72 × 102	+	S. epidermidis	Cyanosis	53
8	32.65	2.25 × 102	+	Equivocal	Sepsis	4
9a	32.65	2.25 × 102	+	Equivocal	Sepsis	102
10a	32.70	2.18 × 102	+	Equivocal	Pneumonia	14
11	32.82	2.01 × 102	+	Failed	Premature infant	6
12	33.30	1.44 × 102	+	Failed	Pneumonia	2
13a	33.24	8.32 × 101	−	Failed	Sepsis	28
14	34.21	7.76 × 101	+	Failed	Sepsis	34
15	34.43	6.70 × 101	+	Failed	Sepsis	45
16a	35.00	2.23 × 101	−	Failed	Blood in stool	134

^aPatient was pretreated with antibiotics.

^bCRP, complement-reactive protein. The detection limit was 1 mg/liter, and a serum value of >8 mg/liter was defined as abnormally elevated.