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. 2017 Jul 24;32(3):e22301. doi: 10.1002/jcla.22301

Table 4.

Correspondence rate MALDI‐TOF MS identification and conventional cultures

Method 1 No. of cases (%) Method 2 No. of cases (%) P‐value
Gram‐positive rods 2/3 (66.7%) N/A
Gram‐positive cocci 2/12 (16.7%) 12/23 (52.2%) P=.045
Gram‐negative rods 27/35 (77.1%) 49/52 (94.2%) P=.022
Fungi 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) P>.99