TABLE 3.

Median time to positivity for different cultivation methods in the infection and no infection groups

Culture type	Culture method	Results for infection group		Results for no infection group
		No. of positive cultures	TtPa (median [95% CI]) (days)	No. of positive cultures	TtP (median [95% CI]) (days)
Tissue	Direct aerobic	15	7 (5–7)	2	7
	Direct anaerobic	136	6 (6–6)	5	6
	Thioglycolate aerobic	205	6 (5–6)	38	9 (8–10)
Implant	Direct aerobic	0		0
	Direct anaerobic	13	4	2	3
	Aerobic BCB	0		0
	Anaerobic BCB	4	4	1	5
Bone	Thioglycolate aerobic	6	7	2	8

^aTtP, time to positivity.

^b BCB, blood culture bottles.