TABLE 2.
Bacterial isolates detected by both PCR and BACTEC 9240a
| Culture ID | Probe reactivity | n |
|---|---|---|
| CoNS | Gram P | 11 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Gram P | 4 |
| Enterococcus sp. | Gram P | 4 |
| Escherichia coli | Gram N | 4 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | Gram N | 1 |
| Bacillus sp. | Gram P | 1 |
ID, identification; n, number of isolates; CoNS, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp.; Gram P, gram-positive-bacterium-specific probe; Gram N, gram-negative-bacterium-specific probe. The size of each PCR amplification product was 380 bp.