Table 2.
Microbiology investigation results.
| Pathogens | Standard culture | FilmArray® |
|---|---|---|
| Gram-positive bacteria | 12 (20.3) | 23 (25.3) |
| Enterococcus | 1 (1.1) | |
| Staphylococcus* | 9 (15.2) | 14 (15.4) |
| Staphylococcus aureus* | 5 (5.5) | |
| Streptococcus agalactiae (group B)* | 1 (1.1) | |
| streptococcus sp* | 3 (5.1) | 2 (2.2) |
| Gram-negative bacteria | 31 (52.5) | 45 (49.4) |
| Acinetobacter sp* | 1 (1.7) | 2 (2.2) |
| Campylobacter | 2 (2.2) | |
| Escherichia coli* | 4 (6.7) | 6 (6.6) |
| Enterobacter cloacae complex | 11 (18.6) | 12 (13.2) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 1 (1.1) | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae* | 6 (10.1) | 9 (10) |
| Moraxella sp | 1 (1.7) | |
| Serratia marcescens* | 8 (13.6) | 13 (14.2) |
| Virus | 23 (25.3) | |
| Norovirus GI/GII | 1 (1.1) | |
| Rotavirus A | 1 (1.1) | |
| Coronavirus OC43 | 2 (2.2) | |
| Detected Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus | 12 (13.2) | |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus | 7 (7.7) | |
| Other | 16 (27.1) | |
| Candida non albicans | 1 (1.7) | |
| Bacteria of different types (probable contamination) | 14 (23.7) | |
| Bacteria non-identified | 1 (1.7) | |
| Total | 59 (100) | 91 (100) |
Data are shown as number (%) of patients.
* Pathogens found in co-infection.