Table 3.
Pathogens detected by SeptiFast and blood culture analyses
| Strain detected | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogen | Only by BC | Only by SeptiFast | Both methods |
| S.aureus (MSSA) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| S.aureus (MRSA) | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| S.pneumoniae | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Streptococcus spp. | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterobacter aerogenes/cloacae | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Escherichia coli | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae/oxytoca | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Candida albicans | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Candida tropicalis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sub-total | 6 | 24 | 21 |
| Not detectable by SeptiFast | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 24 | 21 |