Table 2.
Delayed entry time (h) | Delayed entry holding temperature (°C) | Avg. TTD (h) | Hold time + Avg. TTD (h) | TTD range + hold time (h) | Detection rate % # (+)/n |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No delay | No delay | 13.8 | 13.8 | 8.5–40.5 | 100 (460/460) |
24 | 20–25 °C | 8.5 | 32.5 | 27.4–54.3 | 100 (458/458) |
36 | 20–25 °C | 6.5 | 42.5 | 37.5–65.1 | 99.6 (457/459) |
Grand total | 99.9 (1375/1377)a |
aTwo bottles seeded with Acinetobacter baumannii were negative when held at RT for 36 h. One of these bottles was a false negative