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. 2018 Jul 27;67(9):1294–1301. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000804

Table 3. Comparison of pathogens found in Unyvero BCU Application and routine microbiology results of polymicrobial infections.

Routine microbiology Unyvero BCU Comments
Enterococcus faecium; Enterococcus faecalis Enterococcus spp.; Enterococcus faecalis
Staphylococcus epidermidis; Enterococcus faecium Coagulase negative staphylococci; Enterococcus spp.
Bacillus cereus; Streptococcus mitis Universal bacteria B. cereus not present in panel
Bacillus cereus; Streptococcus mitis Streptococcus spp. B. cereus not present in panel
Klebsiella pneumoniae; Staphylococcus haemolyticus Klebsiella pneumoniae
S. epidermidis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa CoNS; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Propionibacterium acnes P. acnes false positive
Serratia marcescens; Enterococcus faecalis Serratia marcescens; Enterococcus faecalis
Enterobacter cloacae; Staphylococcus epidermidis Enterob. cloacae complex; CoNS
S.aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis S. aureus; CoNS