Table 1.
Total bacteria identification by conventional urine culture and MALDI‐TOF MS
| Isolated organism by urine culture | Total identification by urine culture (No. of cases) | MALDI‐TOF/MS identification score>1.7 (No. of cases) | MALDI‐TOF/MS identification score>2.0 (No. of cases) | Mean score±SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli | 54 | 46 | 38 | 2.20±0.04 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2.10±0.08 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2.16±0.07 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.54±0.29 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1.92±0.163 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 4 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2.11±0.12 |
| Candida albicans | 4 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.04±0.16 |
| Corynebacterium striatum | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.17±0.03 |
| Morganella morganii | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.12±0.10 |
| Aerococcus urinae | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.92 |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.83±0.44 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.28±0.16 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.92 |
| Candida tropicalis | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Citrobacter amalonaticus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.49 |
| Citrobacter freundii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.17 |
| Citrobacter koseri | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.95 |
| Others | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Total | 133 | 90 | 67 |