Table 5.
PCR-ESI-MS-positive and culture-negative detections
| Organism(s) detected | No. of PCR-ESI-MS-positive, culture-negative samples |
|---|---|
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 1 |
| Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 1 |
| Brevundimonas diminuta | 1 |
| Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii | 2 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 2 |
| Escherichia coli | 5 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 |
| Lactobacillus gasseri | 1 |
| Mycoplasma hominis | 1 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 6 |
| Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 1 |
| Streptococcus mitis/Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 1 |
| Streptococcus salivarius/Streptococcus thermophilus | 1 |
| Actinomyces viscosus and P. aeruginosa | 1 |
| Corynebacterium striatum and E. faecalis | 1 |
| Enterobacter cloacae complex and Leclercia adecarboxylata | 2 |
| Streptococcus equi and S. salivarius/S. thermophilus | 1 |
| Citrobacter amalonaticus, E. faecalis, and Escherichia vulneris | 1 |
| Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium septicum/Clostridium tertium, and Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 |
| Total no. of organisms | 33 |