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. 2022 Jul 19;8(7):e09983. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09983

Table 2.

Performance characteristics of the BCID2 compared to conventional culture shown for each target for monomicrobial samples.

Microorganism TP (n) [BC+/BCID2+] FP (n) [BC-/BCID2+] FN (n) [BC+/BCID2-] TN (n) [BC-/BCID2-] SE (%) 95% CI (%) SP (%) 95% CI (%)
Staphylococcus spp. 12a 0 0 48 100 73.5–100 100 92.6–100
S. aureus 7 0 0 53 100 59–100 100 93.3–100
S. epidermidis 3 0 0 57 100 29.2–100 100 93.7–100
S. lugdunensis 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
Streptococcus spp. 9b 0 0 51 100 66.4–100 100 93–100
S. agalactiae 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
S. pyogenes 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
S. pneumoniae 4 0 0 56 100 39.8–100 100 93.6–100
E. faecalis 2 0 0 58 100 15.8–100 100 93.8–100
E. faecium 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
L. monocytogenes 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
Gram positives, overall 24 0 0 36 100 85.8–100 100 90.3–100
A. calcoaceticus-baumannii 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
Bacteroides fragilis 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
H. influenzae 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
N. meningitidis 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
P. aeruginosa 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
S. maltophilia 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
Enteric bacteria 26 1c 0 33 100 86.8–100 97.1 84.7–99.9
E. coli 23 0 0 37 100 85.2–100 100 90.5–100
E. cloacae complex 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
K. aerogenes 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
K. oxytoca 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
K. pneumoniae 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
Proteus spp. 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
Salmonella spp. 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
S. marcescens 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
Gram negatives, overall 28 1 0 31 100 87.7–100 96.9 83.8–99.9
C. albicans 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
C. auris 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
C. glabrata 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
C. krusei 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
C. parapsilosis 1 0 0 59 100 2.5–100 100 93.9–100
C. tropicalis 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
C. neoformans/gattii 0 0 0 60 NA - 100 94.1–100
Yeasts, overall 2 0 0 58 100 15.8–100 100 93.8–100

TP = True Positives; FP = False Positives; FN = False Negatives; TN = True Negatives; BC = Blood Culture; BCID2 = Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel; SE = Sensitivity; SP = Specificity; CI = Confidence Interval.

a

Including 2 off-panel species (S. hominis and S. capitis).

b

Including 4 off-panel species (S. intermedius, S. constellatus, S. group C and S. group D).

c

This sample grew B. cereus according to traditional methods confirmed by whole genome sequencing.