TABLE 3.
Microorganisms detected at the onset of fever (day 0) by blood culture and/or the LightCycler SeptiFast test (SF)a
| Species | No. of species detected by: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Blood culture only | Blood culture and SF | SF only | |
| Gram-negative bacteria | 11 | 10 | 19 |
| Escherichia coli | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae/K. oxytoca | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Enterobacter cloacae/E. aerogenes | 1 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 11 | |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 1 | ||
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 1 | 2 | |
| Capnocytophaga gingivalisb | 1 | ||
| Sphingomonas paucimobilisb | 1 | ||
| Leptotrichia spp.b | 1 | ||
| Gram-positive bacteria | 21 | 2 | 11 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 7 | ||
| Staphylococcus epidermidis/S. haemolyticus | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Streptococcus mitis/S. agalactiae | 7 | ||
| Streptococcus salivariusb | 1 | ||
| Enterococcus faecium | 1 | 1 | |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 1 | ||
| Enterococcus spp. (other)b,c | 3 | ||
| Gemella spp.b | 2 | ||
| Bacillus cereusb | 2 | ||
| Bacillus spp. (other)b | 1 | ||
| Corynebacterium spp.b | 1 | ||
| Fungi | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | 1 | ||
| Candida albicans | 1 | ||
| Candida tropicalis | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 34 |
a
Microorganisms included in the SF analytical spectrum that cannot be distinguished at the species level have been coupled (e.g., K. pneumoniae/K. oxytoca, E. cloacae/E. aerogenes, S. epidermidis/S. haemolyticus, S. mitis/S. agalactiae).
b
Pathogens not included in the SF analytical spectrum.
c
Enterococcus gallinarum, Enterococcus durans, and other Enterococcus spp.