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. 2022 Dec 15;11(12):1823. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11121823

Table 1.

Distribution of results of T2Bacteria/T2Resistance panels and conventional blood cultures/antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Results Category
n (%, 95% CI) **
T2Bacteria Results * T2Resistance Results * Conventional Methods Results * Isolation of the Same Bacteria Detected by T2 in Other Clinical Samples

Positive T2Bacteria
n = 10/38 (26%, 14–42)

K. pneumoniae (n = 2)
P. aeruginosa n = 2)
A. baumannii
E. faecium
K. pneumoniae
K. pneumoniae
P. aeruginosa
P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae

Negative (n =2)
Negative (n = 2)
Negative
VanA/B
blaKPC
blaKPC and blaCTX-M-14/15
blaCTX-M-14/15
Negative

Negative (n = 2)
Carbapenem-susceptible P. aeruginosa (n = 2)
Negative
Negative
Carbapenem-resistant, KPC-producing K. pneumoniae
C. auris
Negative
Negative

-
-
-
Peritoneal fluid
Respiratory
Urine, respiratory
Respiratory
-

Negative T2Bacteria
n = 25/38 (66%, 49–80)

Negative (n = 16)
Negative (n = 4)
Negative (n = 2)
Negative
Negative
Negative

Negative (n = 16)
Invalid (n = 4)
Negative (n = 2)
Negative
Negative
Negative

Negative (n = 16)
Negative (n = 4)
C. auris (n = 2)
Carbapenem-susceptible C. freundii
Carbapenem-susceptible K. oxytoca
Methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis ***



Invalid T2Bacteria
n = 3/38 (8%, 2–20)

Invalid (n = 2)
Invalid

Negative (n = 2)
Negative

Negative (n = 2)
Carbapenem-susceptible K. pneumoniae and C. parapsilosis

* One line per episode unless otherwise specified. ** Exact confidence intervals were calculated with the Blaker’s method. *** Two different positive blood cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis.