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Comparison of pathogen detection by SeptiFast and blood culture analyses following treatment with the antibiotic appropriate to the pathogen
| Blood Culture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | ||
| SeptiFast | Positive | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Negative | 4a | 7 | 11 | |
| Total | 10 | 22 | 32 | |
a One of these four pathogens was a pathogen that is not detectable by SeptiFast.
