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Table 2 Total organisms recovered by both systems (N = 50)

From: Comparison of the VersaTREK blood culture system against the Bactec9240 system in patients with suspected bloodstream infections

 

VersaTREK + Bactec9240 +

Only VersaTREK +

Only Bactec9240 +

Gram-positives

   

Streptococcus pneumoniae

8

0

2

Viridans streptococcus

1

1

0

Enterococcus faecalis

2

1

0

Staphylococcus aureus

10

0

0

Coagulase negative staphylococci

4

0

0

Bacillus species

0

1

0

Gram-negatives

   

Klebsiella pneumoniae

5

0

0

Proteus mirabilis

2

0

0

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2

0

0

Acinetobacter baumannii

2

0

0

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

1

0

0

Serratia marcescens

4

0

0

E. coli

2

0

0

Enterobacter species

2

0

0

Total

45* (41bottles)

3

2

  1. * = A total of 41 positive bottles with 4 bottles yielding two organisms each