FIG 2.

Turnaround times to final results for local patients. Turnaround times were determined for local patients receiving PCR (n = 66) and culture (n = 71) and were stratified by positive and negative results. Error bars represent median and IQR. The positive PCR median TAT, 137.9 h (n = 29), was faster than the median for final positive culture, 278.5 h (n = 28; P < 0.0001). Negative PCR median TAT, 100.5 h, was faster than the positive PCR median TAT (P = 0.0049), negative culture median TAT (698.6 h [P < 0.0001]), and positive culture median TAT (P < 0.0001). Tests for significance included Mann-Whitney rank sum test and Kruskal-Wallis test to detect different medians across groups (P < 0.0001).