Table 2.
Distribution of microorganisms detected by each microbiological method
| Species | Number of microorganisms detected by each method n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 147a | n = 107 | n = 100 | n = 34 | |
| All methods | By blood culture | By valve PCR | By valve culture | |
| Streptococcus spp. | 51 (35) | 38 (36) | 45 (45) | 5 (15) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 25 (17) | 24 (22) | 16 (16) | 7 (21) |
| CoNS | 33 (22) | 25 (23) | 15 (15) | 11 (32) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 11 (7) | 9 (8) | 10 (10) | 4 (12) |
| Others | 27 (18) | 11 (10) | 14 (14) | 7 (21) |
a127 patients had detections with a total of 147 microorganisms identified, because different microorganisms between methods and multiple microorganisms in a single method were detected