Table 4.

Comparison between TAC and culture method on whole blood specimens.

Blood culture	Number	Antibiotic treatment	Storage time	Blood clot	TAC result	PCR/sequencing
S. aureus	1	—	—	+	Negative	Negative
S. hominis	3	—	—	+	Negative	Negative
S. epidermidis	2	—	>2 years	−	Negative	Negative
E. faecalis	1	—	—	+	Negative	Negative
S. pneumoniae	2	After antibiotic therapies	—	−	Negative	Negative
S. agalactiae	1	After antibiotic therapies	—	−	Negative	Negative
E. coli	2	—	—	+	Negative	Negative
	4	—	>2 years	−	Negative	Negative
	1	After antibiotic therapies	—	−	Negative	Negative
K. pneumoniae	3	—	>2 years	−	Negative	Negative
Ab	1	After antibiotic therapies	—	−	Negative	Negative
Negative	1	—	—	−	S. aureus	S. aureus
Negative	2	—	—	−	S. epidermidis	S. epidermidis
Negative	1	—	—	−	S. hominis	S. hominis
Negative	2	—	—	−	E. faecium	E. faecium
Negative	1	—	—	−	E. faecalis	E. faecalis
Negative	1	—	—	−	S. pneumoniae	S. pneumoniae
Negative	1	—	—	−	E. coli	E. coli
Negative	2	—	—	−	K. pneumoniae	K. pneumoniae
Negative	1	—	—	−	Ab	Ab
Negative	3	—	—	−	P. aeruginosa	P. aeruginosa