TABLE 2.
MALDI-TOF MS identification and bacteriuria levels of 303 correctly identified urine samples with monomicrobial infections
| Identification by conventional methods and MALDI-TOF MS | No. of isolates | Bacteriuria (median) (bacteria/μl) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UF-1000i | SediMax | ||
| E. coli | 217 | 7,328 | 1,031 |
| K. pneumoniae | 23 | 7,098 | 1,168 |
| E. faecalis | 17 | 3,059 | 387 |
| P. mirabilis | 12 | 9,228 | 406 |
| P. aeruginosa | 8 | 2,858 | 248 |
| S. saprophyticus | 5 | 3,291 | 121 |
| E. cloacae | 4 | 4,913 | 722 |
| C. koseri | 3 | 1,319 | 1,118 |
| Providencia stuartii | 2 | 753 | 438 |
| Actinobaculum schaalii | 1 | 2,333 | 1,496 |
| C. freundii | 1 | 14,494 | NAa |
| E. aerogenes | 1 | 13,694 | NA |
| Enterobacter kobei | 1 | 6,268 | 192 |
| E. faecium | 1 | 3,890 | 1,037 |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 | 10,723 | 1,651 |
| M. morganii | 1 | 1,752 | 2,190 |
| S. aureus | 1 | 13,708 | 5,474 |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 1 | 1,283 | 2,666 |
| S. agalactiae | 1 | 4,490 | 268 |
| Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus | 1 | 11,983 | 1,651 |
| Streptococcus viridians | 1 | 664 | 59 |
a
NA, not available.