Fig 1.
Time to identification (TTI) and 95% confidence interval by MALDI and standard protocols. The blue and red symbols represent the mean TTI by the standard and MALDI protocols, and the error bars represent the 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). The organisms identified were as follows: Other Stapha, staphylococci other than S. aureus; BHSb, beta-hemolytic Streptococcus; VGSc, viridans group Streptococcus; GPCd, Gram-positive cocci; members of the Enterobacteriaceae family; NF GNBe, glucose-nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli; GNCBf, fastidious Gram-negative coccobacilli; GPRg, Gram-positive rod; Anaerobic GNh, anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria; Anaerobic GPi, anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria.