TABLE 1.
Identification of 100 isolates from positive Bactec blood culture by the direct inoculation method and the standard identification method
| Speciesa | No. of isolates
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correct identification | No. identification | Misidentification | Total | |
| E. coli | 19 | 5 | 24 | |
| P. aeruginosa | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Salmonella spp. | 4 | 4 | ||
| A. baumannii | 3 | 3 | ||
| K. pneumoniae | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| P. mirabilis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other GNR | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| S. aureus | 7 | 15 | 22 | |
| S. epidermidis | 1 | 15 | 16 | |
| S. hominis | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Other CoNS | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| S. agalactiae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 27 | 42 | 100 |
a
GNR, gram-negative rods; CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci.