Table 2.

Time to positivity of 73 isolates and comparison of time saved against conventional technique

No. of Samples (n = 73)	Flagged Positive	Final report sent with antimicrobial sensitivity		Time Saved
		BacT/ALERT3D	Standard protocol
4	6 hours	30 hours	96 hours	66 hours
18	12 hours	36 hours	96 hours	60 hours
18	18 hours	42 hours	96 hours	54 hours
27	24 hours	48 hours	96 hours	48 hours
6	48 hours	72 hours	96 hours	24 hours
18 Hours		42 Hours	96 Hours	54 Hours
Median		Median	Median	Median