Table 1.

Pathogens detectable using the LightCycler SeptiFast test

Gram-negative bacteria	Gram-positive bacteria	Fungi
Escherichia coli	Staphylococcus aureus	Candida albicans
Klebsiella (pneumoniae/oxytoca)	Coagulase-negative staphylococci*	Candida tropicalis
Serratia marcescens	Streptococcus pneumonia	Candida parapsilosis
Enterobacter (cloacae/aerogenes)	Streptococcus spp†	Candida glabrata
Proteus mirabilis	Enterococcus faecium	Candida krusei
Acinetobacter baumanni	Enterococcus faecalis	Aspergillus fumigatus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Stentrophomonas maltophilia

^*Single probe detects a group of staphylococcal pathogens including Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus.

^†Single probe detects a group of streptococcal pathogens including Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalacticae and Streptococcus mitis.