Table 3.
Pathogens detected by SF and/or BC in 391 samples
| Pathogen | No. of pathogens detected |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Only by SF | Only by BC | Both methods | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Streptococcus spp. | 2 | 1a | 2 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Enterobacter cloacae/Enterobacter aerogenes | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Escherichia coli | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae/Klebsiella oxytoca | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 1 | 1b | 4 |
| Candida albicans | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 28 | 16 | 32 |
| Clostridium perfringens | NDc | 1 | 0 |
| Hafnia alvei | ND | 1 | 0 |
| Peptostreptococcus spp. | ND | 1 | 0 |
| Listeria spp. | ND | 1 | 0 |
| Leuconostoc spp. | ND | 1 | 0 |
| Leifsonia aquatica | ND | 1 | 0 |
| Aeromonas sobria | ND | 1 | 0 |
| Salmonella group D | ND | 1 | 0 |
| Streptococcus dysgalactiae | ND | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 25 | 32 |